Tag archives for Oli Spleen
Poetry Corner: LAST LAMENT
OLI SPLEEN I was broken from the winter I was washed up on the shore 'til you came to me and calmed me Pulled a splinter from my paw Once…
Poetry Corner: LIKE DEJA VU
OLI SPLEEN The present I hold only in contempt For it is now and now and always now Whereas the past embroiders on itself With recollection’s corners worn by time…
Poet Town
OLI SPLEEN Hastings poets are coming together to celebrate 200 years of poetry in our town. Poet Town: The Poets & Poetry of Hastings & Thereabouts is in production, edited…
Sometimes it’s Nice to Be In Danger, With Friends
MERLIN BETTS gets in Harm’s Way Below the cliffs beyond Rock-A-Nore, it’s late afternoon and a boulder tumbles down the hillside, rolling into the sea. There are three people walking…
Poetry Corner: HOLLOW MOON
OLI SPLEEN I gaze upon a hollow moon And doubt all I held dear A dark cloud is descending And this world is filled with fear We’re set adrift upon…
The Poets & Poetry of Hastings
OLI SPLEEN Hastings is connected with some of the biggest names in British poetry. The history of poets residing in, or writing about, this area is remarkable. From Edward Lear…
Poets, Poetry, Performance
MERLIN BETTS reviews the Hastings poetry scene and a crowning literary night with Salena Godden and Friends on behalf of Hastings Book Festival Salena Godden S-Bars Oli Spleen It started…
ARTS DIARY
Flatland Projects – My Assembled Selves 2 Sept-5 Nov Swelling clouds, aged turf and morphing figures populate the paintings and drawings of Martyn Cross. Within this presentation at Flatland Projects,…
The Printworks Slam Sandwich
Maya Ostle reviews the Printworks’ regular poetry and spoken word competition or “slam” night On Thursday, February 28th at the Hastings Printworks, Slam Dunk poetry returned – back on the…