poetry

  • Happy new week. Here is a new limerick challenge. Your word this week is: STYLE Your challenge last week was to write a limerick using the word OLDER in it somewhere. You came up with some entertaining limericks: Keith Channing: One day I may be a stakeholder. Landowner, lessee or smallholder. Don’t mind that I’m poor, Even…

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  • Guest Writer Spot

    I hope you’ve all had a good week. It’s now time to introduce this week’s guest writer. It’s the very talented Nancy Blodgett Klein. This is the first time she’s been a guest on my blog and I’m sure you’ll join me in giving her a warm welcome. Nancy has lots of writing experience and…

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  • Guest Writer Spot

    I’ve featured some amazing stories, poems and non-fiction pieces in this slot over the past few weeks. Thank you to everyone who appeared here. You’re all very talented writers. I’m now looking for more! It doesn’t matter if you’re a seasoned writer or completely new – I would love to have you as a guest…

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  • Guest Writer Spot

    Happy Friday! It’s time for my guest writer slot. This week, it gives me great pleasure to welcome back Kevin Morris, who has appeared in this slot a few times with his stunning poems. Here’s a poem from his new poetry collection entitled ‘The Churchyard Yew and Other Poems’. A Hyacinth’s Scent Last Night By…

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  • Guest Writer Spot

    Happy Friday! It’s time for my guest writer slot. This week, it gives me great pleasure to welcome back Kim Smyth. She appeared in this slot a few weeks ago. If you missed it, you can read it here. Now for another of her super poems: A Shorkie’s Story Come and listen to a story…

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  • Guest Writer Spot

    It’s Friday and so it’s time for my guest writer slot. It gives me great pleasure to welcome Lance Greenfield this week. If you’d like to be a guest on my blog, please get in touch: estherchilton@gmail.com. Poems can be up to 60 lines and prose 2000 words. If you’d like to add a short…

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  • Guest Writer Spot

    It’s Friday and so it’s time to welcome my guest writer. This week it’s the wonderful Kim Smyth. If you’d like to be a guest on my blog, please get in touch: estherchilton@gmail.com. Poems can be up to 60 lines and prose 2000 words. If you’d like to add a short bio and photo, then…

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  • Guest Writer Spot

    I’ve decided to bring back my Guest Writer Spot. I always enjoy reading others’ stories, poems and non-fiction pieces. So if you’d like to be a guest on my blog, please get in touch: estherchilton@gmail.com Poems can be up to 40 lines and prose 2000 words. If you’d like to add a short bio and…

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  • Guest Writer

    I’m delighted to welcome Kevin Morris back as my guest writer. Kevin has appeared on my blog a few times with some wonderful poems. He’s just had a new book of poetry released, called ‘MyFriend’s Robot Girlfriend’. Do hop over to Amazon and take a look. Links can be found below. Here’s what Kevin has…

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  • Here’s to a great new week! Your new limerick challenge is as follows: CHIP Your challenge last week was to write a limerick using the word KNEES in it somewhere. Here are your masterpieces: Keith Channing: Knowing I had a mountain to climbNever stopped me from taking my timeExcept these old kneesEssentially freezeSuppressing my feelings…

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