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A Steady Carry On

By ralph on Mon, 23 Mar 2026

A Steady Carry On after Frank O’ Hara And when I’m better, I’d like a new wife. One who is averse to refined sugar and who does not give me diabetes...
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Absenses

By ralph on Sat, 21 Mar 2026

Absences Absent of dog or cat but my Dad barked and my Mum meowed upstairs in their unheated, carpet-less bedroom. We muted them with Showaddywaddy...
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Scarborough

By ralph on Sun, 08 Mar 2026

Scarborough I’m flicking through seaside photos of people I love. There are many. In some, we are the perfect reason. There are others where we’re...
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Coffee Shop Fade Out

By ralph on Thu, 11 Dec 2025

Coffee Shop Fade Out I’m seeing this all saturated in the stain of winter. It’ll be someday soon. Maybe after Twelfth Night. I will be with her in...
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Radio, Radio

By ralph on Thu, 09 Oct 2025

Radio, Radio Let’s hope that this holds. Pull away the rubble. Let the sun rise. On the monsters of the borders, the vermin of the tunnels. Even the...
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Notes on the poem

Posted on Thu, 30 Mar 2023

Thank you so much for your kind words about this poem.

 
The poem was written over an extended period of time and was the start of a deep personal change for me. It’s complicated. The poem was due to be an international commission...

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Hijacked

Posted on Wed, 10 Sep 2025

Looks like my poem has been hijacked on this thread. Which is a shame. Oh well. 

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Posted in Safe Home

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Excellent and restrained. 

Posted on Tue, 28 Jan 2025

Excellent and restrained. 

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Posted in Anthem

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No

Posted on Sat, 28 Oct 2023

No.

He is saying sorry for his crimes. I work in prisons teaching serious offenders  creative writing. 

Thanks 

Ralph

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Posted in Record

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Thank you!

Posted on Sun, 15 Oct 2023

Thank you, means a lot. I read this tonight at an event in Bradford. 

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Posted in Geese

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Excellent. I'll definitely

Posted on Mon, 14 Oct 2019

Excellent. I'll definitely come. Thank you. I'll email ABCTales. 

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Posted in Serotonin Rag

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I think Hank would have liked

Posted on Tue, 15 Apr 2014

I think Hank would have liked that...

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