Here you will find some poems written by members. These were read at a meeting on a given theme, or written in response to one of our challenges – or both.
Each piece of writing retains the copyright of its respective author.
- Timothy Winters regained by Chris Short
- Hoard by Chris Short
- What colour am I? by Tonia Bowden
- The policeman’s daughter by Kathy Short
- Rumi tattoo by Chris Short
- The Universal Helix by Lizzie Rosewood
- Kostas Georgakis by Chris Short
- Waiting room by Chris Short
- Compartment C, Car 293 by Chris Short
- Edward Hopper’s ‘Compartment C’ by Andy Grinter
- David Hockney’s ‘My parents’ by Andy Grinter
- The beast chapel by Chris Short
- An Oath of Fidelity by David Aldred
- Poet Noralot by Ken Gambles
- Duty by Chris Short
- September 2022 by Andy Grinter
- Reflections on watching the Parliament Channel by Bill Rigby
- Tribute to John Forster by Chris Short
- The Eiffel Tower speaks by Chris Short
- Cold snap by Ken Gambles
- Couplets by David Aldred
- This poem has no form by David Aldred
- Equinox celebration by Chris Short
- Collateral damage by Ken Gambles
- Balls by Chris Short
- Eh? by Chris Short
- Poem by John Forster
- Lockdown Spring 2020 by Linda Turner
- Good Friday by David Aldred
- Yesterday I was not a Jew by Chris Short
- Hawthorns by Ken Gambles
- Sycamore by Chris Short
- A packet of poets by Chris Short
- The cuckoo by David Aldred
- Legends by David Aldred
- Plato at Fysche Field by Ken Gambles
- The old man and the sea by Ken Gambles
- Thuthan, I myth you (path me atithoo) by David Aldred
- Never let time by Chris Short
- Acoustic vomit by Ryman Rytholme
- At the end of time by Chris Short
- Anna Karenina, OK? by Chris Short
- Mother Shipton’s by Ken Gambles
- The city (translation) by Chris Short
- Struggle by David Aldred
- Representation by David Aldred
- Rays by Chris Short
- Light by Chris Short
- Hands by Chris Short
- Fists by Chris Short
- Toast by Chris Short
- A Cockney homonym by David Aldred
- Homage to the homonym by David Aldred
- The Ballad of Corduroy Roy by Kathy Short
- A sunset by Chris Short
- Actress in grey by Ken Gambles
- Quick crossword by Chris Short
- Locked-in syndrome by Tonia Bowden
- Metaphorce by Chris Short
- March moon by Ken Gambles
- Bracelets by David Aldred
- Window seat by Chris Short
- Lockdown key by Dawn O'Rooke
- Songs of despair II by David Aldred
- The old envy by Ken Gambles
- Iles Lane by Ken Gambles
- Covid-ity by Ken Gambles
- Songs of hope and despair III by David Aldred
- The Masque of Anarchy 2020 by Chris Short
- Tarantella 2020 by Chris Short
- Jack the Rapper by John Forster
- Psychotherapy by Kathy Short
- Saturday by Kathy Short
- A toast to the NHS by Tonia Bowden
- Magic at Christmas by Tonia Bowden
- Water lily by David Aldred
- Twenty by Chris Short
- Erl-king (translation) by Chris Short
- Villanelle by Kathy Short
- Sometimes by Chris Short
- The music of Bach by Chris Short
- When the time comes by Chris Short
- St Anthony and the fishes (translation) by Chris Short
- The Companions in Hades (translation) by Chris Short
- Magic at Christmas by Tonia Bowden
- A toast to the NHS by Tonia Bowden
- Locked-in syndrome by Tonia Bowden
- What colour am I? by Tonia Bowden
- Jack the Rapper by John Forster
- Poem by John Forster
- Mother Shipton’s by Ken Gambles
- Actress in grey by Ken Gambles
- March moon by Ken Gambles
- Hawthorns by Ken Gambles
- The old man and the sea by Ken Gambles
- Plato at Fysche Field by Ken Gambles
- Iles Lane by Ken Gambles
- Covid-ity by Ken Gambles
- The old envy by Ken Gambles
- Cold snap by Ken Gambles
- Poet Noralot by Ken Gambles
- Collateral damage by Ken Gambles
- Lockdown Spring 2020 by Linda Turner
- Villanelle by Kathy Short
- Saturday by Kathy Short
- Psychotherapy by Kathy Short
- The Ballad of Corduroy Roy by Kathy Short
- The policeman’s daughter by Kathy Short
- Balls by Chris Short
- Eh? by Chris Short
- The Companions in Hades (translation) by Chris Short
- St Anthony and the fishes (translation) by Chris Short
- When the time comes by Chris Short
- Sometimes by Chris Short
- Twenty by Chris Short
- A sunset by Chris Short
- Metaphorce by Chris Short
- Yesterday I was not a Jew by Chris Short
- Sycamore by Chris Short
- A packet of poets by Chris Short
- The music of Bach by Chris Short
- Erl-king (translation) by Chris Short
- Never let time by Chris Short
- Anna Karenina, OK? by Chris Short
- The city (translation) by Chris Short
- At the end of time by Chris Short
- Toast by Chris Short
- Tarantella 2020 by Chris Short
- Fists by Chris Short
- The Masque of Anarchy 2020 by Chris Short
- Window seat by Chris Short
- Quick crossword by Chris Short
- Hands by Chris Short
- Light by Chris Short
- Rays by Chris Short
- Equinox celebration by Chris Short
- The Eiffel Tower speaks by Chris Short
- Tribute to John Forster by Chris Short
- Duty by Chris Short
- The beast chapel by Chris Short
- Compartment C, Car 293 by Chris Short
- Waiting room by Chris Short
- Kostas Georgakis by Chris Short
- Rumi tattoo by Chris Short
- Hoard by Chris Short
- Timothy Winters regained by Chris Short
- Lockdown key by Dawn O'Rooke
- Good Friday by David Aldred
- Water lily by David Aldred
- Songs of hope and despair III by David Aldred
- Homage to the homonym by David Aldred
- Bracelets by David Aldred
- The cuckoo by David Aldred
- Legends by David Aldred
- Thuthan, I myth you (path me atithoo) by David Aldred
- Representation by David Aldred
- Struggle by David Aldred
- Songs of despair II by David Aldred
- A Cockney homonym by David Aldred
- This poem has no form by David Aldred
- Couplets by David Aldred
- An Oath of Fidelity by David Aldred
- Acoustic vomit by Ryman Rytholme
- Reflections on watching the Parliament Channel by Bill Rigby
- September 2022 by Andy Grinter
- David Hockney’s ‘My parents’ by Andy Grinter
- Edward Hopper’s ‘Compartment C’ by Andy Grinter
- The Universal Helix by Lizzie Rosewood
- A Cockney homonym by David Aldred
- A packet of poets by Chris Short
- A sunset by Chris Short
- A toast to the NHS by Tonia Bowden
- Acoustic vomit by Ryman Rytholme
- Actress in grey by Ken Gambles
- An Oath of Fidelity by David Aldred
- Anna Karenina, OK? by Chris Short
- At the end of time by Chris Short
- Balls by Chris Short
- Bracelets by David Aldred
- Cold snap by Ken Gambles
- Collateral damage by Ken Gambles
- Compartment C, Car 293 by Chris Short
- Couplets by David Aldred
- Covid-ity by Ken Gambles
- David Hockney’s ‘My parents’ by Andy Grinter
- Duty by Chris Short
- Edward Hopper’s ‘Compartment C’ by Andy Grinter
- Eh? by Chris Short
- Equinox celebration by Chris Short
- Erl-king (translation) by Chris Short
- Fists by Chris Short
- Good Friday by David Aldred
- Hands by Chris Short
- Hawthorns by Ken Gambles
- Hoard by Chris Short
- Homage to the homonym by David Aldred
- Iles Lane by Ken Gambles
- Jack the Rapper by John Forster
- Kostas Georgakis by Chris Short
- Legends by David Aldred
- Light by Chris Short
- Lockdown key by Dawn O'Rooke
- Lockdown Spring 2020 by Linda Turner
- Locked-in syndrome by Tonia Bowden
- Magic at Christmas by Tonia Bowden
- March moon by Ken Gambles
- Metaphorce by Chris Short
- Mother Shipton’s by Ken Gambles
- Never let time by Chris Short
- Plato at Fysche Field by Ken Gambles
- Poem by John Forster
- Poet Noralot by Ken Gambles
- Psychotherapy by Kathy Short
- Quick crossword by Chris Short
- Rays by Chris Short
- Reflections on watching the Parliament Channel by Bill Rigby
- Representation by David Aldred
- Rumi tattoo by Chris Short
- Saturday by Kathy Short
- September 2022 by Andy Grinter
- Sometimes by Chris Short
- Songs of despair II by David Aldred
- Songs of hope and despair III by David Aldred
- St Anthony and the fishes (translation) by Chris Short
- Struggle by David Aldred
- Sycamore by Chris Short
- Tarantella 2020 by Chris Short
- The Ballad of Corduroy Roy by Kathy Short
- The beast chapel by Chris Short
- The city (translation) by Chris Short
- The Companions in Hades (translation) by Chris Short
- The cuckoo by David Aldred
- The Eiffel Tower speaks by Chris Short
- The Masque of Anarchy 2020 by Chris Short
- The music of Bach by Chris Short
- The old envy by Ken Gambles
- The old man and the sea by Ken Gambles
- The policeman’s daughter by Kathy Short
- The Universal Helix by Lizzie Rosewood
- This poem has no form by David Aldred
- Thuthan, I myth you (path me atithoo) by David Aldred
- Timothy Winters regained by Chris Short
- Toast by Chris Short
- Tribute to John Forster by Chris Short
- Twenty by Chris Short
- Villanelle by Kathy Short
- Waiting room by Chris Short
- Water lily by David Aldred
- What colour am I? by Tonia Bowden
- When the time comes by Chris Short
- Window seat by Chris Short
- Yesterday I was not a Jew by Chris Short