Category Archives: About the Book

Friday’s Frivolous Fanfare

The author celebrated the release of their book with an online poetry event, expressing gratitude for the first book purchases. They emphasized the special bond between author and reader and expressed eagerness for feedback, both positive and negative, while thanking supporters. The author hopes for continued support and appreciation from readers in the future.

Giving is a Two Way Charm

The author celebrated the release of their book with an online poetry event, expressing gratitude for the first book purchases. They emphasized the special bond between author and reader and expressed eagerness for feedback, both positive and negative, while thanking supporters. The author hopes for continued support and appreciation from readers in the future.

The Hour of Reckoning

The author, at 58, is releasing their first solo poetry book titled “Old & UnWise – A Haphazard Collection of Poetry and Thought.” It reflects their diverse range of poetry, covering social justice, domestic abuse, the environment, and fantasy. The book encapsulates their concerns about the youth’s future and showcases both their pensive and humorous sides.

These Words are not Mine

A peek into “Old & Unwise” With only ten days till the official release of Old & UnWise – A Haphazard Collection of Poetry and Thought I thought I would throw a few titbits to those who may be tempted to purchase the book. The following is an extract of the foreword written by JosephContinue reading “These Words are not Mine”

Night Crazies

When your mind simply goes into overdrive. Inspiration is a very strange thing. It is a Shapeshifter that can be a smell, an image, a sound, the taste of charcoal in the night air or simply the sensation of a spider running down your back. We never know when it is going to hit us,Continue reading “Night Crazies”

A Night at the Prompts

Sharing poetry with pals If every cloud has a silver lining. Then for the Cumulonimbus that was the pandemic, the silver lining came in the form of friendships made online, particularly on Instagram. I had already joined the poetry community prior to the breakout of COVID-19, however, during lockdown online activities increased, and the numberContinue reading “A Night at the Prompts”

Old & UnWise

A Haphazard Collection of Poetry and Thought It is really hard to describe how excited I was yesterday to find out that Old & UnWise had started to appear for pre-order on some websites (see below). I have already had poems published in a couple of anthologies, however the poetry in this book is allContinue reading “Old & UnWise”

Cover Up Job

A meeting of two minds Although I was born in the UK and my mother tongue is English I was born of Maltese parentage. In Maltese there is an expression which loosely translates as The first that eats is the eye. When I decided to put together Old & UnWise – A Haphazard Collection of PoetryContinue reading “Cover Up Job”

Distant Connections

A helping hand from across the seas It is amazing how many generous people there are out there in this world of chaos. I discovered a number of them in the online poetry community. I had just started to get into a writing groove, after thirty plus years of abstaining from poetry writing, when theContinue reading “Distant Connections”