In the Valley of Euphoria

POETRY: Late summer at Bestival, lost in the beat with a stupid grin, happily drowning as the sound hits like a white water wave

Apr 27 • Ian Winter

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Down in the Tube Station at Midlife

POETRY: Beyond the train doors, and into imagined lives

Apr 23 • Ian Winter

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February 2026

Clerihew Corner

POETRY: Messing about with AA BB, with occasional additions

Feb 23 • Ian Winter

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April 2025

Thistles and Thorns

LOVE POEM #4: The pathway to passion. Barbed beginnings. Soft landings.

Apr 6, 2025 • Ian Winter

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A Badger on the Road

POETRY: Nature’s struggle in the English countryside

Apr 1, 2025 • Ian Winter

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March 2025

Slivers of Gold

POETRY: From winter’s depths, inching to spring

Mar 27, 2025 • Ian Winter

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As the Lights Dim and Die

POETRY: On my mother’s peaceful final hours.

Mar 18, 2025 • Ian Winter

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Somebody’s Stolen the Moon

POETRY: America darkly metamorphoses, and the Me is looming close

Mar 11, 2025 • Ian Winter

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The Wedding Poem

Tongue-tied and need to say something at a wedding? Here’s some sparkle to sprinkle on your speech.

Mar 6, 2025 • Ian Winter

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Flesh Within

LOVE POEM #3: Frustration. Barriers. Desire.

Mar 2, 2025 • Ian Winter

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February 2025

On The Struggle Of A Poetry Grump When Confronted With Free Verse That Isn’t

Scuffling with poetry that fails to resonate, blooms and dies. Parched flowers in the dark.

Feb 25, 2025 • Ian Winter

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Seraphim

LOVE POEM #2: The heavenly choir. Peacefully blessed. Simple desire in an infinite cosmos.

Feb 14, 2025 • Ian Winter

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