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Today’s poem is called ‘Anniversary’.

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Today’s poem is called ‘The Question’.

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Today’s poem is called ‘Needles’.

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Today’s poem is called ‘Roles’.

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Today’s poem is called ‘Ping!’.

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Today’s poem is called ‘In the Park’.

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Today’s poem is called ‘Bags’.

brianbilston, 7 days ago to random

Today’s poem is called ‘Book Group’.

brianbilston, 8 days ago to random

Next week, I have four events – in Ely, Birmingham, St Andrews and Edinburgh - where I’ll be reading poems from my new book And So This is Christmas.

Thanks to Toppings & Co and the Heath Bookshop for organising these readings.

Tickets available here:

https://brianbilston.com/events/

brianbilston, 8 days ago to random

Today’s poem concerns a ritual I go through on a number of occasions each December.

It’s called ‘On Searching for a Book of Stamps’.

brianbilston, 9 days ago to random

Today’s poem is called ‘Slow Puncture’.

brianbilston, 10 days ago to random

Today’s poem is for anyone opening the first window of their advent calendar this morning.

It’s called ‘The Good Old Days’.

brianbilston, 11 days ago to random

Today’s poem is called ‘Why I No Longer Write Love Letters’.

brianbilston, 13 days ago to random

Today’s poem is called ‘Remembrance of Things Pasta’.

brianbilston, 15 days ago to random

Today’s poem is called ‘A Lean Spell’.

brianbilston, 16 days ago to random

Sorry but I stupidly left today’s poem on the train. This one will have to do for now.

brianbilston, 17 days ago to random

Here are a couple of poetry special offers for you on Black Friday.

Poetry Books Special Offer Here’s an offer on Romantic poetry that won’t cost you the earth: BYRON GET ONE FREE if you want your Wordsworth. Brian Bilston

brianbilston, 18 days ago to random

Today’s poem celebrates Fibonacci Day. It’s called ‘Word Crunching’.

brianbilston, 19 days ago to random

Today’s poem is called ‘Logomachy’.

brianbilston, 20 days ago to random

Today’s poem is called ‘The News Where I Am’.

brianbilston, 21 days ago to random

Today’s poem is called ‘Serenity Prayer’.

brianbilston, 24 days ago to random

Thanks to everyone who came along to my shows in the east of England this week: Colchester, Norwich & Sudbury.

I’ll be returning to East Anglia next year with the brilliant Henry Normal: Bury St Edmunds (22nd Feb) & Norwich (24th Apr). Tickets here:

https://brianbilston.com/upcoming-events-and-shows/

brianbilston, 24 days ago to random

Here’s a short poem called ‘Pet Peeve’.