My journey began with nursery rhymes and like many young people a fascination with song lyrics - I liked the ballad form as well as pop songs enjoying the music as much as the words. Later came to appreciate the War Poets, as you do, and at University I was introduced to Ezra Pound, William Carlos Williams, Marianne Moore, Milton, Shakespeare and Andrew Marvell to name a few.
I began writing poetry and short stories in earnest in Auckland during my enforced idleness and studies at Auckland University. It was there I read poems in public and on Access Radio.
Upon my return to the UK I started writing longer works among them is the epic poem:
The Turval and the Grobble published in 2005.
And the novel, Jake's Progress, dealing with an alcoholic that is set in the Sittingbourne and Sheerness area.
Both Books are available from my
Books
Jake's Progress - J A Publishing, printed Lulu.com, 2009 ISBN 978-1-444212724-5
The Turval and the Grobble - J A Publishing, printed Lulu.com, 2005 ISBN 978-1-4452-0198-6
Star Reach - J A Publishing, printed Lulu.com, ISBN 978-1-8479943-3-2