remarkably complex and multi-layered; it's about time we tasted your poetry once more. Of all the 'poets' I've encountered on the internet yours is the kind I most relate too; that gets my juices going, simply because you apply such crazy, effective and kooky (yes kooky!)imagination and detail to your words, your choices are always invigorating and open-minded; your surreal textures weave in and out of urbanised, street-cool scenarios and your themes are always mixed up, similiar to mine, if not a little more stylised. If I had to complain of anything; and would only do so begrudgingly - it would be that a great number of your poems are long and you once asked me if one was overcooked; I'd say there's perhaps a few that might well be, but this is a silly game of opinions and I'm leaning more to the opinion that despite the sometime heavy-handedness and flowery wordplay (not to mention the perplexing references and sometime-ambiguous feel), it's the core of your poems, the messages within and the imagination and intelligence, not to mention originality; syntax experiments and subtle, exalting rhythms applied which makes you such a stand out artist in the end.

a strange and yet familiar take on the land of goblins and fantasy, with a steady narrative, if not overly original, some well conceived ideas in your mini-tale; a re-write?

quite strange....I don't know how to sum it up, to be frank - Origami mannequins - odd; surreal. But for me this poem is too short and lacks a little...punch

possibly the best fart ever committed to poetry!

been trying to edit this one for the book...felt the orig. version just didn't cut it....can't get it right though

oops....it was 2003 I wrote this; I made a blooper!

I love the grainy, old-time feel of the theme, the understated scenario really leaves a fantastic impression; the small characters almost remind of Lowry's stick-figures, but they seem to possess magic and charm, the whole "midnight" feel to the time the pic could be set in gives a really enchanted quality to the overall view. This one consequently is less fraught, less dark and menacing as some of your earlier work, showcasing a great range and versatility not all too common in young artists/writers today; which despite being your husband (so there's going to be SOME bias) I really can honestly say irregardless, that you have some brilliant talent that showcases your imagination and vision to perfection - bravi-arto!!

hmmm...strange -there's a sense of either fairytale or fable revelation to this; I get a "siren" esque image in my head with the crashing rocks/dwarves imagery. I also like the spittle line as the words really leap out in a sprung-rhythmic effect, so poetically it charges up the sound.

A fantasy within a new reality....strange, surreal, light and Romantic....original, well done

it's great to see what inspiration achieves; a picture worthy of a worthwhile poem!

I wonder what Emily's eyes would tell us, something sad, profound, maybe of disappointment or....the picture's stark solemn viewpoint contrasts with the seemingly innocent colours of the background, of the wedding dress and of the pale face too...

Wonderful artwork!

heh....it works being crazy eh?