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Seek Hoose

On February 9, 2013 By djmac
Challenging, deep and meaningful poetry in the style of the Broons. Glossary Included
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Bauhaus Archiv

On February 7, 2013 By djmac
Berlin’s having a cold snap; Brutal, arctic, east wind blasts, And ice fetters the river’s flow. Birds skirmish over scraps, But where the books are, It’s warm and cosy;
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Family Album: Poem by Emma Cooke

On February 5, 2013 By djmac
Family Album Worn fingers pick through frozen time, Ease faded corners, Pluck fresh faces, From the years between,
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Whine List: Poetry Performed by Sian Fiddimore

On January 31, 2013 By djmac
 In ‘Whine List’ I wanted to blend a little of grumpy-old-man stuff with something that resonates because there is truth to be found in the observation. There’s also a sense of wistfulness and longing for the warmth and comfort of nostalgia.
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Woodland Path: Guest Blog by Jo Stevens

On January 23, 2013 By djmac
Thank you for asking me to contribute.  ‘Woodland Path’ is one of my first poems since coming back to writing, so I thought it would be an appropriate choice for my first foray into posting my writing online!  It connects significant stages in life with a season, reflected through imagery and perspective
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Mimi by Train

On January 21, 2013 By djmac
It must have been consumption or the like; That persistent cough, Fruity, moist, productive, The kind that has you Clearing your own throat or Reflexively looking for another seat.
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Snow Poetry

On January 13, 2013 By djmac
The snow has arrived in Edinburgh. It’s gracing the New Town with gentle ice-down and it is rather lovely. As I was thinking of putting pen to paper to capture it, I wondered how other writers have tackled the subject of snowy weather. How have they described it?
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Festival

On January 12, 2013 By djmac
Here’s something I wrote during last year’s festival in Edinburgh when I observed that, despite the atmosphere of celebration, misfortune does not take a holiday.
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Whine List

On January 5, 2013 By djmac
Do you remember when A coffee was a coffee; Not a gallon skinny latte or a mochachino? When a permed lady with an apron and glasses (Not a spotty barista) Served it in a scratched glass cup With two lumps of hard sugar On the saucer side? Do you remember silence? Time to think and [...]
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Something lighter: I'm angry, very angry..

On January 3, 2013 By djmac
I wanted to explore rhythm, rhyme and humour in this poem. I took the short-cut of being inspired by Glyn Maxwell’s Deep Sorriness Atonement Song. Works best if read aloud while tap dancing to Gilbert and Sullivan. Use a metronome.
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  • DJ Mac is a writer based in Edinburgh, Scotland who fouters (dithers) with an itchy, scratchy pen in the moments when the bewilderment provoked by life settles. He is easily distracted by the bright pictures in his gallery.
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