Flashback Friday: Poem – The History of the Moon

I’ve never especially been into poetry, most I can take or leave but there are some I really love – war poetry by the likes of Sassoon and Owen, and of course Tiger Tiger Burning Bright. Writing poetry is not something I have ever really been interested in or especially enjoy. I like to think I write prose quite lyrically, but I don’t like being confined to the stanza.

However, around 2003/2004 I started a Creative Writing evening class at the local university. I have to tell you, I hated it....