gristo

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Um...Hi. My name's Mark. I'm an english and drama teacher who writes poetry (that is normally) intended for performance. I'm interested in meeting other people who write and sharing ideas/writing frustrations with others. I tend to write stuff that isn't that serious. Some friends and i started up a night called 'A pint of Poetry and a Dash of Drama' in Peterborough and so a lot of my material is designed to entertain people in pubs, or the kids I teach. I was pretty lucky to win Peterborough's Poet Laureate competition this year and so now get to go along to events with the mayor and read things out to people. That's pretty cool - if difficult to get poems together for. Anyway, that's me. Bye!

Right now, I have 29 stories in 7 collections on the site. My stories have been read 4668 times and 12 of my stories have been cherry picked

My Stories

Big Gay Poet

Submitted on August 7, 2008 - 09:28 | 58 reads

the last of sir Walter Raleigh's Loveletters

Submitted on August 5, 2008 - 13:03 | 102 reads

Montgomery, Montgomery

Submitted on July 6, 2008 - 12:23 | 121 reads

I want to be one of those poets

Submitted on July 6, 2008 - 12:18 | 142 reads

Fussball girl

Submitted on July 6, 2008 - 11:52 | 102 reads

The Fens are not your friend

Submitted on June 14, 2008 - 17:29 | 77 reads

The Fens (a univocalism)

Submitted on June 12, 2008 - 22:19 | 108 reads

The dangers of growing up too soon

Submitted on May 27, 2008 - 08:43 | 191 reads

Sex food

Submitted on April 2, 2008 - 17:57 | 147 reads

Do you remember?

Submitted on April 1, 2008 - 17:38 | 124 reads

Have you ever speed dated before?

Submitted on April 1, 2008 - 09:25 | 145 reads

My truly Liquid way of life

Submitted on March 26, 2008 - 10:49 | 140 reads

The Jungo Kid's Nightmare

Submitted on March 26, 2008 - 08:49 | 110 reads

Our love is a filthy love

Submitted on March 23, 2008 - 13:33 | 201 reads

Chapter 2 - The Academy and Daniel Stone

Submitted on March 18, 2008 - 21:35 | 108 reads

Chapter 1 - The Sentinel and the Kingpin

Submitted on March 18, 2008 - 21:17 | 119 reads

There's a fight, sir!

Submitted on February 24, 2008 - 11:19 | 145 reads

Come to Peterborough!

Submitted on February 24, 2008 - 11:10 | 165 reads

I long to be on your mind

Submitted on February 13, 2008 - 15:07 | 199 reads

A message worth inking out

Submitted on February 13, 2008 - 09:53 | 293 reads

the boy who ruled science

Submitted on February 11, 2008 - 19:21 | 187 reads

Why of adventures more than of green spectacles?

Submitted on February 11, 2008 - 19:19 | 174 reads

Mr. Darcy piñata

Submitted on February 11, 2008 - 19:17 | 189 reads

The day the X box 360 died

Submitted on February 11, 2008 - 19:06 | 160 reads

An ode to my ipod

Submitted on February 11, 2008 - 18:59 | 293 reads

I dream of Ties

Submitted on February 11, 2008 - 18:57 | 170 reads

Back seat music

Submitted on February 11, 2008 - 18:56 | 150 reads

The best 15 minutes of my Easter holiday

Submitted on February 11, 2008 - 18:54 | 257 reads

I want a girl who reads

Submitted on February 11, 2008 - 18:52 | 291 reads