Poetry On The Move- a novel idea

I came across Poetry On The Move recently and it is a great concept. Publishing some poetry on A4 paper and then handing it out to commuters on the London Underground-fantastic! I imagine Rimbaud and his friends would have done the same thing-to find out more go to: http://www.undergroundpoetry.webs.com/

The Manic Street Preachers are Dead, Long Live The Manics!

I heard the Manic Street Preachers new single on the radio the other day. Awful absolutely awful and I was, ten years ago, their biggest fan-they should give up as they have not written a decent song for nearly a decade!

Emergency Verse: Poets Against Welfare Cuts

With the impending announcement of severe cuts in October, it seems that as always the poor will bear the brunt of these cutbacks; jobs are scarce and the govt intend to get those on incapacity benefit back into work- there is a misnomer about incapacity, as rich kids like George Osborne think its a "lifestyle choice"; is he mad? who in their right mind would want to live off £90 a week? this barely stretches to food and then you have bills, rent, t.v license, prescription charges, travel etc- as Secret Millionaire showed living off state benefits is not a lifestyle choice! and while George Osborne sips another glass of champagne on board some luxury yacht and his mates slap him on the back, telling him what a great job he is doing, families in estates all over the UK are wondering whether to feed themselves or go without electricity! Also a large percentage of those on benefits like incapacity make up a huge portion of people working in the volunteer sector.

show your disdain for the proposed cuts and download Emergency Verse an e-anthology of poets protesting at this challenge to our welfare rights:


http://www.therecusant.org.uk/

First Post

this is my first post; to start with I thought the Pope's visit to the UK went well, though I'm not sure I agree with everything he says; Christianity must find it's own way and with dwindling numbers going to church, it seems that there needs to be a miracle for a return to the numbers of say 50 years ago; life is more secular, and the role of the church has diminished in our society-yet the core of western civilisation is rooted in Christian principles, ethics and moral values-the fact that people do not go to church does not imply there is a lack of belief or faith in a God, but perhaps it is the Church as an institution that needs to change, become more modern and appeal to a new generation of worshippers.

I'll be using this blog to publish poets I think need more air play and I'll be putting up reviews of poetry and my thoughts on the poetry scene, as well as making cultural, political and social comments.