“That’s it then.” “Any chance of slowing down.” “Not a hope sir. I think that’s it.” “We… we’ll crash into this unknown old rock then.” “I suppose so.” “Communications,  let the crew know.” In the background a siren and a recorded message, “brace for impact” repeats. “Turn that noise off on the bridge.” “Check auxiliary […]

In September 1972 I won my first ever contest. It was for longer narritive poems and this was it. The 1972 winner of the McMillan Prize worth was at the time a staggering £50. (Quite a bit in those days.) THE WATCHMAN (1) it’s not the cobweb curtained wood beams or the peeling plaster it’s […]

a cabin by the lake by Jim Bennett

The Enfield Poets organised a fine ekphrastic  exhibition in the Culture Palace,  Palace Exchange Shopping Centre 29, Palace Gardens Shopping Centre, Enfield EN2 6SN The exhibition was in place for two weeks from 3rd April 2022 Anthony Fisher with Katherine Stockton who curated the exhibition

DEAS FOR WINTER 2021 Here are some choice poetry reading and music ideas for those Winter nights. The first is ON THE ROYAL ROAD by James Bell from Shearsman Publications James Bell the poet who wrote “On the Royal Road” died earlier this year.  He left behind him a body of work that many would […]

An Interview With Paul Williams By Jim Bennett When Barbra Streisand stepped up onto the podium to receive an Oscar for Best Song from Neil Diamond, at her side was Paul Williams. It was Paul who provided the words for Barbra’s melody and turned it into Evergreen, a song that has been described as, “the […]