At long last my partner and I managed to get away for a couple of weeks in our motorhome. We bought it last February, although it’s far from new. Last year, we really made the most of it with three different holidays around the UK. By far the most special was a five-week tour ofContinue reading “Hurrah for holidays”
Author Archives: Hazel Ward
Note to my teenage self about my first stereo
My latest poetry video, Note to my teenage self about my first stereo, is up on my YouTube channel. I got my first stereo as a Christmas present when I was fifteen. Although it was a supposed to be a surprise, I actually knew about it in November. I’d spent the week on a geographyContinue reading “Note to my teenage self about my first stereo”
Taking the no. 11 bus & other circuitous ramblings
I don’t know about you but I’m finding the number of bad things going on in the world at the moment pretty hard to swallow. Just when I think it can’t get any worse, something else crawls out from under a stone. Here in the UK, there are things going on in the political arenaContinue reading “Taking the no. 11 bus & other circuitous ramblings”
High on Tulsa
Fresh off the press. Catch my live recording on YouTube. High on Tulsa: For John Moreland If you haven’t come across John Moreland before, I strongly advise you to look him up. Here he is playing “Hang Me in the Tulsa County Stars” – one of my favourites. Cracks me up every time. This poemContinue reading “High on Tulsa”
Lockdown – How has it been for you?
This morning, the weather was lovely and my partner and I went for a bike ride. By the time we got home, I felt pretty good. In fact, I’ve been feeling okay for a while now. Which brings me to ask – how has lockdown been for you? I’ve been thinking about this sinceContinue reading “Lockdown – How has it been for you?”
Taking a Break …
… from words for a couple of days. Did a bit of painting instead. Nothing like a cute kitten to lift the spirits.
Seven Day Book Challenge – Day Seven
It would have been churlish of me not to mention poetry in this seven-day book challenge. So, on this my last day, my book of choice is my current squeeze, Fishing in the Aftermath by Salena Godden … … one of the most creative, arresting and inspiring poets I’ve come across. I bought this bookContinue reading “Seven Day Book Challenge – Day Seven”
Seven Day Book Challenge – Day Six
Day six and in the home straight. Today’s book is The Yiddish Policemen’s Union by Michael Chabon … … an old fashioned whodunnit in an alternative reality – the alternative reality being Sitka, a Jewish homeland in Alaska with a lease that’s about to expire. The protagonist, Meyer Lansdman, is a down-on-his-luck homicide detective withContinue reading “Seven Day Book Challenge – Day Six”
Seven Day Book Challenge – Day Five
Is it day five already? My book of choice today is Dance Dance Dance by Haruki Murakami … … the sublimely surreal story of a writer, whose name we never know, who is broken and just about operating on a basic daily level. The writer is haunted by a woman he once had a relationshipContinue reading “Seven Day Book Challenge – Day Five”
Seven Day Book Challenge – Day Four
My day four book of choice is Daniel Deronda by George Eliot … … which is not just, as the title implies, about Daniel Deronda. It’s a tale of two physically beautiful people who are driven by an inner darkness – Deronda himself and Gwendolen Harleth. Both characters are outsiders in their cloistered worlds and,Continue reading “Seven Day Book Challenge – Day Four”
Hazel Ward 