Tag Archives: Poetry

Mindin Alvaro

Posted on November 27, 2020 by damagnifyingless

Last year in October when the world was still the world we’d always known I took a trip to the Algarve to celebrate the birthday of Alvaro de Campos, the second of Fernando Pessoa’s heteronym’s. Christine De Luca and I … Continue reading →

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Fortune Favours

Posted on December 12, 2013 by damagnifyingless

I made a friend today.  Or, truth be told, I had the great pleasure of seeing a good chunk of like minded peoples’ efforts rewarded, there dreams filling out – not exactly coming to fruition, but putting out enough light … Continue reading →

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Laanch

Posted on September 25, 2013 by damagnifyingless

Last week, ‘Black Middens’ was launched in Waterstone’s Glasgow. It’s the 31st edition of New Writing Scotland, and the second edition that’s carried one of my poems. With a rotating editorship, its connection to ASLS and Glasgow University, it really … Continue reading →

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Virtue never cuts you up at the lights

Posted on July 20, 2013 by damagnifyingless

Having a fulfilling creative life is not exactly the easiest thing to do. I try to make it a focus, employ discipline with myself and my practise, engage with ever broader groups of audiences and partners, do all the things … Continue reading →

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Whit’s happenin?

Posted on June 29, 2013 by damagnifyingless

Quite a lot here at Magnie central.  In a conversation with a friend this week I quoted Auden‘s doubtless abused maxim that “poetry makes nothing happen”. I’ve seen myself and others ‘defend’ poetry against this assertion.  My view on this has … Continue reading →

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Beaten well

Posted on June 13, 2013 by damagnifyingless

This weekend the world shifted Enough for Byres Road to stop Like it hasn’t for more years Than the drum hasn’t stamped summer With Glasgow Sun. I don’t know how it is to have a Gee Cee Cee official tell … Continue reading →

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A send off and a welcome aboard

Posted on May 20, 2013 by damagnifyingless

A lot has happened in poetry since I last posted, on my way to one of the most underground readings I’ve ever been to in any capacity.   I guess a week is a long time.  Caesura 13 was packed … Continue reading →

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We all have different predilections, different experiences and different perspectives on life.  So the words gathered in today today today, Alec Finlay’s latest pamphlet from Playspace Publications will touch you differently from how they touch me.  That said, I’d find it difficult … Continue reading →

Posted on May 1, 2013 by damagnifyingless | Leave a comment

Post Scriptum

Posted on April 30, 2013 by damagnifyingless

Thirty days ago, April started – the month we leave winter behind in the northern hemisphere, the month of light evenings you can’t quite believe are light, the month of the tax year end and of the winning and losing … Continue reading →

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Nothing Plain

Posted on April 10, 2013 by damagnifyingless

All go here at Magnie Mansions – time just keeps slipping away from me.  Still, I’ve written bits of verse every day.  Maybe not always a proper poem, but often.  Ten days in, and it really looks like a good ten … Continue reading →

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