“Hidden midst the summer green, Lurking ‘neth thy leafy sheen Springtime flower is long ago, Autumns bounty just as far.”
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“Shall I think, or write, or speak?” New poem
“Prose it dances in my mind; Grips the soul with precious rhyme. So shall I think, or write, or speak? Hauld my wheesht, forbear, or weep?”
The Flywheel and Consistency in the creative process.
A flywheel is “a heavy revolving wheel in a machine which is used to increase…momentum and thereby provide greater stability, or a reserve of available power.” So says the dictionary on Pages. I heard about the idea of the flywheel on the Farnham Street Podcast a long time ago, or was it Tim Ferriss? I … Continue reading The Flywheel and Consistency in the creative process.
“No one” (Poem)
No one to listen, No one to hear, No one to witness, No one to cheer, Unseen, unknown, Concealed from view, And all this done in public view, Acclamation took away, Stolen on your finest day…
Poetry Day Ireland 2023
Poems by contemporary Irish writers Angela Graham, Al Millar, Steve Dornan, Anne McMaster and myself in the medium of Ulster Scots, to mark Poetry Day Ireland 2023. https://thehamelypen.wordpress.com/2023/04/26/poetry-day-ireland-2023/
The Forest (poem)
https://youtu.be/JuUOXuz34X0 The ancient Forrest, All are gone, all but a few, to mind they’re gone. The spreading leaf, the red tail bob, the hills and glens, in silence throb. Veins and valleys, streams and paths, each and ever contours craft Beyond our sight, horizon grasped: oaks and elms, chestnut and Yew. Mighty stock, a hundred … Continue reading The Forest (poem)
Words are Precious
“Words are Precious” is a new poem / piece of poetic prose by Robert Campbell (me!). ‘Words are Precious” ponders to power of language for good and then for ill. I’ve added both the video and text! https://youtu.be/PE46irPPk-8 Words are precious Words are precious: they build kingdoms; they establish empires; they crown monarchs they elect … Continue reading Words are Precious
The Wreck (poem)
https://youtu.be/A3RdLPChl-w "The Wreck" The story of an abandoned ship. March challenge - finish and record 4 poems l write ages ago. #poem #poetry #poet #newpoem #spokenwordpoetry #spokenword #spokenwordartist
The Art of Comedy
…the refinement process for public performance is remarkable! The comedian comes up with an idea that might work as a joke, so they think it through and write it down, they tell it to the four walls, they note the changes and do it again, repeatedly, then and only then is it performed to a tiny audience at an obscure venue, and in the full knowledge this must be repeated over and over again, constantly refining, constantly changing, constantly adapting, constantly cutting and dissecting, and constantly being prepared to drop it altogether!
Learning from losing
In January I managed to achieve a big win! But February had other ideas, it reminded me of life’s realities, by kindly handing me a huge loss! In January I set a lowish bar, and straddled it easily. So in February I assumed, that with equal ease, I would stroke the next hard thing to … Continue reading Learning from losing
14 days and 6746 words.
I love numbers, connections and patterns. So today after two weeks I am where I should be in one month. I’d better explain that last sentence. As my New Year’s resolution I decided to write 200 words each day through January. This was towards a story I promised to write for my children in the … Continue reading 14 days and 6746 words.
Facile Caverns – Peep Frae Your Mind
Peep Frae Your Mind "Apprehensive trepidations go hand in hand with thy privations." Facile Cavern, Peep Frae Your Mind. https://amazon.co.uk/Peep-Frae-Your-Robert-Campbell/dp/B0BN62H8P3… #Poety #Quote #Quotes #PeepFraeYourMind #FacileCaverns #Graphic
If you quit, falter or stop…
“if you quit, if you falter, if you stop, all the pain will be for nothing.”
F Fae – A Commentary on Educational underachievement (video)
https://youtu.be/03VLRr1UoNQ Here’s a short video on my poem F Fae. The poem deals with the reality and consequences of educational underachievement. I also mixed the music. Over the last while I’ve been trying to add spoken work to EDM. The original poems was 14 verses long, but through the advice of legendary record producer Rick … Continue reading F Fae – A Commentary on Educational underachievement (video)
Climbing Mountains (is the easy bit) – Hard Truths For Writers
Mountaineer - image from WordPress It’s like climbing a mountain; all alone and totally untrained. You learn as you go; you work out what to do; you learn how to use the equipment. Then you wing it; you get lucky; you take hard routes, easy routes, bizarre routes. Eventually you traverse the final assent, you … Continue reading Climbing Mountains (is the easy bit) – Hard Truths For Writers
Peep Frae Your Mind (& Lock Doon Poyams) Audio Book
Peep Frae Your Mind & Lock Doon Poyams This isn’t going to turn the world upside down, but today I’m very proud, I’ve accomplished something I’ve always wanted to achieve - an audiobook! This has been neither easy nor straightforward. Like everything during this writing and publishing carry on, I’ve had to do it myself, … Continue reading Peep Frae Your Mind (& Lock Doon Poyams) Audio Book
George and the Elephant (promo video)
https://youtu.be/l5OiUDPtntE Here’s a short video about George and the Elephant, you can read more about the book here or you can buy it here
George and the Elephant – a proud moment.
George and the Elephant I think I’ve hit one of my proudest moments as a writer. This week has seen the publication of George and the Elephant. Along with that Lock Doon Poyams (as part of Peep Frae Your Mind) has been placed into the hands of the great AI bit rate checker in the … Continue reading George and the Elephant – a proud moment.
Captain Timmy has set sale!
Okay, sorry about the dreadful pun in the title, I thought it was good, I’m excited, it’s early in the morning! But whatever the title of the post, finally Captain Timmy and the Bobbing Barrel is live and for sale.
Social Media Works – the odd time!
The story is about someone who worked extremely hard over a very long period of time. It is about someone who loved and believed in their creation. It was about someone who wouldn’t give up.
Act pro with your time – Hard Truths For Writers
Life speaks to every person who would make, create, design, paint, illustrate, sign write; who would be an author, a writer, a poet, a composer, a singer, a musician, a performer; but will we listen, and then will we do?
Residual Ulster Scots
The following article was written in January 2021. This is before the publication of ‘Lock Doon Poyams.’ Over the last while I’ve been suffering from a wild dose of imposter syndrome. Two things have done it. If you would have told me a year ago I’d be on the radio [on Kintra] reading one of … Continue reading Residual Ulster Scots
Hard Truths For Writers – loss of motivation
I haven’t written a “hard truths for writers” post in ages. There’s a lot of water under the bridge since the last one, life changing stuff, not as bad as it could have been, but totally transformative. This time I want to think about: a lack of motivation, a loss of motivation, a waning motivation, … Continue reading Hard Truths For Writers – loss of motivation
Hard Truths For Writers – Writing and Selling
Okay, here comes a slightly controversial opinion, writing a book isn’t that hard. Anyhow that’s what I’ve found. But quickly I need to add, that doesn’t mean it’s easy or takes no effort, because it is gruelling, and takes copious amounts of time.
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