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I Know A Young Lady Named Pam

I know a young lady named Pam
Who is extremely fond of strawberry jam.
Whilst I’ve oft been in her kitchen
And watched her with great skill stitching,
I’ve never got my hands on jam!

The World Poetry Canada International Peace Poetathon 2019 remains open for submissions

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The World Poetry Canada International Peace Poetathon 2019, hosted by The World Poetry Reading Series, remains open for poetry and other submissions.

For details please follow this link, http://worldpoetry.ca/?page_id=14662.

Tea

Many would
Say that 2
Is a good
Number. I wonder
Do you?
Or, after a drink
Do you ever think
That tea
For 3
Has a certain charm?
For you must agree
That there can be
No harm
In tea
For 3 …

When A Young Lady Named Ann

When a young lady named Ann
Rattled a very large tin can,
And I said, “is that for charity?”
She replied, “no, its for me,
And my man, his name is Stan”.

When, At A Little After 2

When, at a little after 2
I woke up a lady called Lou,
As I was really quite cross,
Due to her refusal to floss,
She said, “who on earth are you!

There Once Was A Lady Named Lou

There once was a lady named Lou
Who made a rather delicious stew,
Composed of a shoe and a toad,
And some bits from the road,
And a dollop of very strong glue!

On My Knee

On my knee
Has sat many a she.
Her giggle
And wriggle
Sometimes helped on by wine,
Was, nonetheless, divine.
Yet the truth
Is that youth
Turns to age
And bed springs
(As with all things)
Break
And we the stage,
Forsake.

Feedback on my appearance on Vancouver Co-Op Radio’s The World Poetry Reading Series, on Thursday 19th September

Yesterday (Thursday 19th September), I was priveleged to appear on Vancouver Co-Op Radio’s The World Poetry Reading Series, http://worldpoetry.ca/. During the course of the show, I read from (and discussed) my recently released book, “The Selected Poems of K Morris“.

Whilst a podcast of my interview is not yet available (it will be posted here once it goes live), I was delighted to receive the following comments, which where sent direct to me by email, from a lady who listened to the show:

“H...

A Young Lady Named Ann

A young lady named Ann
Said, “you are a bad man!
Although you haven’t done anything yet,
Which I very much regret,
You must have a wicked plan!”.

Is There Any Money In Poetry?

I have been asked by a number of people (including my mum!) whether I make any money from my writing. Yesterday evening, whilst out for a drink with friends, I had the same question addressed to me and answered (so far as my memory serves), in the following manner:

“Very few writers make much money, and its particularly difficult for poets to derive an income from their poetry, as that particular art form is rather a niche market.

Whilst I self-publish on Amazon (which has no costs associated...