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WILLIAM BLAKE IS A GREAT INSPIRATION

William Blake is a great inspiration to me and a stroll through deepest Lambeth reveals his spirit lives on in the city’s consciousness.

THERE ARE MANY GREAT POETIC VOICES

There are many great poetic voices that remain embedded in our consciousness. For me, there are many. A stroll into deep Lambeth, you can find the soul of the great William Blake.

STEAMBOATS IN “EXITS” IS A POEM ABOUT GLASGOW.

A very distinct and special place to me.

ONE OF THE POEMS IN “EXITS” IS ABOUT MY GRANDFATHER

One of the poems in “Exits” is about my grandfather, Sidney, a professor of Geology, and about visiting his place of rest. His ashes remain in The Atacama, Chile.

LOCATION IS IMPORTANT TO MY POEMS.

Location is important to my poems. And every poem is a ghost story. In Canvey today, soaking up the hydrocarbon sun. “Requiem for Wilko” in “Exits”.

ASIMINA

Asimina, my daughter, with much more talent than me gave me this 5 years ago. One of the poems in “Exits” is dedicated to the great Wilko Johnson.

Exits and Entrances is a Poetry Collection which spans the decades. Birth to Death with all sorts of stuff in between. Styles are varied from lyricism and elegy to rap. Poetry is an awakening or wa ........

PUBLICATION DAY IS A CULMINATION BUT ALSO A BEGINNING

In a Latin American mood today, spot ancient sweater and art background: fair enough given a number of the poems in Exits and Entrances are about that distinct part of our planet