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I Started Early – Took My Dog, by Emily Dickinson

I have recently subscribed to the Poetry Foundation’s Audio Poem of the Day. The poem for Monday 6 July is Emily Dickinson’s “I Started Early – Took My Dog”, https://www.poetryfoundation.org/podcasts/75386/i-started-early-took-my-dog-656.

To me, Dickinson’s poem is full of erotic imagery:

“But no Man moved Me – till the Tide

Went past my simple Shoe –

And past my Apron – and my Belt

And past my Boddice – too –

And made as He would eat me up –

As wholly as a Dew

Opon a Dandelion’s Sleeve –

And ...

Your Chance to Win a Signed Copy of “Light and Shade: Serious (and Not so Serious) Poems” by K Morris

I am offering my readers the chance to win a signed paperback of my recently released poetry collection, “Light and Shade: Serious (and Not so Serious) Poems“. In order to be in with a chance of winning a signed copy of “Light and Shade”, please answer the following, what is the title of the poem from which the below lines come:

“So little cause for carolings

Of such ecstatic sound

Was written on terrestrial things

Afar or nigh around,

That I could think there trembled through

His happy good-ni...

Super Saturday?

On Saturday 4 July, (the first day on which pubs in England reopened), the so-called “Super Saturday”, I went to my favourite local pub with friends. For anyone who isn’t aware, the pubs (along with restaurants and many other venues) closed in March, due to an order from the government, the instructions being designed to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

On entering the pub, my friend and I had our temperatures taken by a young woman. Then, our temperatures being normal, we sanitised our hands wit...

Poets Anonymous

On the evening of Friday 3 July, I spent a pleasant couple of hours participating in a poetry reading organised by Poets Anonymous on Zoom, http://www.poetsanon.org.uk/.

Poets Anonymous organises poetry readings. Prior to the pandemic these took place in and around London, (many of them in Croydon). However, since the outbreak of COVID-19 events have moved online. The group also sends out emails to interested people regarding poetry matters, including competitions and opportunities for poets to...

Leigh Who Needed Money

When a young lady named Leigh

Said, “I’ll be honest with thee.

My sweet darling honey

I need some money”.

I said, “go ask a bee!”.

Socks

She keeps her socks on.

And, when she is gone,

I wonder, does she keep

Them on

In sleep?

Lin’s Sin

When a gorgeous young lady named Lin

Said, “you men are full of sin!”.

My old friend, bishop Ted

Said, “is that nightdress red?”.

And the sexton he stood for Lin.

Of Poetry and Felines

Following on from my post of 1 July, https://kmorrispoet.com/2020/07/01/poet-kevin-morriss-interview-on-the-world-poetry-reading-series-is-due-to-be-aired-at-9-pm-uk-time-on-thursday-2-july/, I am pleased to announce that a podcast of my interview on Vancouver Co-Op Radio’s the World Poetry Reading Series is now available and can be found here, http://www.coopradio.org/content/world-poetry-caf%C3%A9-96.

My interview starts approximately 20 minutes into the podcast, and runs for some 15 minutes...

Poet Kevin Morris’s Interview on the World Poetry Reading Series is Due to be Aired at 9 pm (UK Time) on Thursday 2 July

As explained in this post, https://kmorrispoet.com/2020/06/21/poet-kevin-morris-to-be-interviewed-on-vancouver-co-op-radios-the-world-poetry-reading-series-on-thursday-25-june-2020/, I was due to be interviewed by Ariadne Sawyer of the World Poetry Reading Series concerning my poetry and, in particular my recently released collection, “Light and Shade: Serious (and Not so Serious) Poems”, over Zoom on Thursday 25 June.

The interview duly took place, and will (technology permitting) be broadcast...

Curvaceous

When I dated a young lady most curvaceous

Who said, “good sir, you are very sagacious!”.

And I said, “thank you so much.

With young ladies, I always go dutch”.

She said, “I can be more than flirtatious …!”