International Cat Day

Hi – New week – new writing and today, August 8, 2022, is International Cat Day, so in honour of this I have written a poem to celebrate, entitled ‘The language of my cat’, Happy Cat Day! So take care of those moggies out there 🙂 (see the link below)

One Word Challenge

Fandango’s challenge for today is to use the word “CUDDLE” in poetry or prose (see link below), here is my poem for all cat lovers!

T S Eliot

T S Eliot, (1888-1965) was born on this day, 26 September in 1888, he was famous as a poet and playwright and considered to be one of the 20th century’s major poets. He was born in St. Louis, Missouri, however he spent time at Oxford University during the First World War. He moved to England

Hello Sunday

Today I thought I would just share one of my little poems have a lovely Sunday!

Inspiring Images

Yesterday we looked at inspiration from our dreams today is a little more tangible, what do the images below say to you, spend a few minutes concentrating on the lovely pictures (courtesy of hello@omycotton.com) and then pick up your pen and write….maybe a story or a beautiful poem – you decide – (my contribution is

“Cats”

On the 11th May 1981, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical “Cats” first premiered in the West End, London, based on the poetry of T. S. Eliot. ‘The Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats’ is a book of comic verse, which describe distinct cat personalities, a real contrast to the seriousness of the rest of his work,