HeyJaredColin Dardis : The Process Is All
Journal entries; poetry; music; musings on life; the need to write and purge; books; album recommendations; some joy; some despair.
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Your vote (for poetry) is required... (opens the original)
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Delighted to have my poem Bogwood shortlisted for this year’s Bangor Poetry Competition. Many congrats to all the other listed poets, honoured to be amongst such fine writers. Thank you to the competition organisers for their hard work too in promoting the opportunity.Winners are determined by a public vote, so please consider voting for my poem if you like it, along with your own two favs from the list of ten. The shortlist is available to read here
Show Me the Doughnut (opens the original)
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You probably have heard the phrase ‘show don’t tell’ when it comes to poetry. But what does this mean exactly? Well, imagine you have a doughnut (or donut for our American friends, or cronut, or churro, etc, etc…*). Now imagine you are so delighted with this doughnut, and so looking forward to eating it, that you just have to let someone know about it. So, you call a friend.You: I have a delicious doughnut here.Friend: Cool. What’s the filling?You: It’s great, it’s really tasty!Friend: Does
Funeral Fashion (opens the original)
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There are two funeral directors at the end of our road, death being a steady business. The main street is a festoon of beauty parlours: hair stylists, nail salons and tanning beds, extending to tattooists and piercers. The funeral parlours however stand amidst these as a reminder that ultimately, the only make up you will wear is what the mortician puts on you.I work from home, and so sometimes when I nip out to the shop or go for a walk at lunchtime, there is a funeral starting off from one of
Flying thoughts from Manchester (opens the original)
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160726 morningIn Manchester for work. Staying in the Chinatown district, which apart from an impressive oriental arch, isn't much different from the rest of the city I've seen. It's all restaurants, bars and shops around here, with some occasional interesting architecture. Last night England was playing in the World Cup semifinal, so everywhere was heaving; not the best evening for a genteel sightseeing stroll. I didn't hear any big cheers from the bars so I guess Eng-er-land didn't score, at le
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