Rome to London with the Travel Poet #poetry #travel
The journey took Lord Byron several months But I intend to do it in a day. A bus stop near the Vatican I hunt an airport bus arrives – I’m on my way. The boarding […]
Poetry
Acting at the Coffee Shop
In mid-afternoon a week before Christmas there are no other people about, and he sits as anyone might on a warmer day at one of the three or four tables each with its furled […]
The Art Sonneteer on seeing Modigliani at @Tate Modern #poetry #art #modigliani
On seeing Modigliani at Tate Modern Modigliani has come to Modern Tate And off the bat let’s say it’s a great show. It’s over-due (by years) that we should fête the stunning works of Livorno’s […]
On visiting Lake Albano…#TravelPoetry #Italy
Oh no! The station’s on a hill. A steep decline the water’s edge to reach. Once there the lakeside walk is brill, shady – with intermittent beach. Locals on bikes race wildly on the path […]