Hello all,
My new book, The Poet’s Cane (so that’s were the website name comes from, absolutely nobody is thinking), is out now from the good folks at Alien Buddha Press. A spotlight featuring the first seven poems can be found by following the above link. The book can be bought here: http://amazon.com/dp/B09CRNTTDC
Thanks for following, guys!
Just a quick note to let you all know I shall be turning my writer twitter account @thepoetscane off and using my main one @ScepticPoet instead.
I originally created the extra account because I wanted a dedicated account for updates on new books etc. that wouldn’t be tainted by drunken tweets shouting abuse at Donald Trump or unresponsive printers. It would also make it easier to follow particular accounts, as the lists function in twitter is a tad unwieldy. Turns out that constantly switching twitter accounts is even more unwieldy. Sometimes I would forget which account I was on and have an existential crisis. Poems? On my main account? Who do I think I am? Well, it’s all me, and now it will be on one tidy twitter account.
The twitter account for my long dormant satirical news website thescepticalpoet.com is still there @ScepticalPoet. I’m not sure why. It’s a similar name and confusing for all concerned, but one day I do aim to revive it in some form. Until then it lies there bloated and diseased on the rowdy beach of twitter, getting in the way of everyone’s good time.
So, to sum up: official writer stuff will now go to @ScepticPoet instead of @thepoetscane. I will keep the old account up for a while with a note in the bio to follow the other account. I’ll also update the information in the front of the books to show the right twitter account. If you have a copy with the old information, well, you now have a limited edition!
The facebook page remains the same.
Now I just have to concentrate on actually updating this blog on a regular basis. Watch this space.
Col
Hello all,
My second poetry collection, The Egg That Ate the Chicken, is out now and available to buy here from Lulu. It will be available worldwide via Amazon, Barnes and Noble and in all good book shops in about six to eight weeks.
It’s more wide-ranging and accessible than Culture 99/01, so if you’ve been sitting on the fence, why not give this one a go?
This is what I do. Even if you buy just one of my books, it is worth everything to me. I appreciate the support immensely.
Thank you all,
Colin.
Hello,
First of all I’d like to apologise for the online silence. It’s been a busy few months for me, and the lack of output on here has been infuriating for me. The plan was to release my work from the last two decades at a regular pace, at least a book monthly, but it has just not been possible.
However, I can tell you that book number two, The Egg That Ate the Chicken, is at the proof stage. As soon as the proof copy comes through I’ll make any changes that are needed and the book will be available to buy as soon as possible. I will of course let you guys know when that happens. I’m very happy with the poems in this collection and I hope you enjoy reading them as much as I enjoyed writing them.
Many thanks to those of you who bought copies of Culture 99/01. It’s the biggest honour I can receive to know people are actually reading my work.
Speak to you guys soon,
Col.
Hello all,
My first chapbook is now published and is available to buy right now here at Lulu.com. It will also be available on Amazon and Barnes and Noble in about six to eight weeks time. An e-book version will appear too at some point (once I know what I’m doing).
This is something of a re-release of sorts. I wrote these poems back in 2001, and self-published them in a very short-lived run of about ten off the back of my home printer. I’m very proud of them. They were the first poems that I felt had a true and consistent voice of my own to them and I’m happy to see them in print properly as I’ve always wanted them to be.
It’s a short book, but I’m just getting started and there are larger books to come.
So, if you think this is something you might like, please buy a copy. Any support for what I do is appreciated more than you can know.
Below is a couple of poems from the book so you can get an idea of what it’s like.
Enjoy!
Colin.
Culture 01 – One
has a way with a baseball cap
rides appearance
breaks nobody
even has child
indentations
present blood under radical conditions
kiss cheek earring hair throat necklace arm bicep tattoo
I speak sometimes
many boys not like married
that character
this underworld
there his stars
Family written and Armageddon
Culture 01 – Six
Kylie in a bath
shadow on a floor
woman’s forehead fighting the beast
start covering
Edie Falco in tigerskin
plenty of martial arts thrown in
that way survived a grimmer past
picture 15 year olds walking down the street
dead
arty and ponderous
bring your wellies
the scale’s intense
deforestation
Harry Potter weds
Don’t panic
That’s amazing
murder dead lovers with hotel soap
the poet's cane 