Poems
In praise of simple things
Sunlight on the sea Warm water on the face The bright yellow Of a fresh Primrose Seagulls calling at dawn A caressing hand Being able to walk Being able to think Being...
The Miner
JHe doesn’t know it’s summer The miner in the ward of the hospital. He retired on a pittance of a pension After a life of toil digging tin and coal in the dark Only to...
Seaton, East Devon
We of late have had snow and storms Now it is calm with gentle winds and flat sea. I sit on a bench watching The gentle water trickle down a fountain In a municipal...
Groove
Groove When you are on your boat And the wind is broadside When the sails are well set And the ‘slot’ between the foresail And the main sail is right, And they are set...
Salt Museum, Messolonghi
Hard work in the salt pans What with the white glare Of the sea salt laid in fields The men bowed over with their large shovels And the girls driving the donkey trucks....
Messolonghi Lagoon
I lived in the sea I moved from water to field I dried under the sun I enabled war and trade They call me white gold I am sea salt.
Garden of Heroes, Messolonghi
In the Garden of the Heroes, The flags gently fluttering in the breeze. I see the statue of Byron Against the deep blue sky. Tall cypress and pine trees Flank the...
Avrakikos Gulf
Near Vonitsa A Phoenician castle Dominates the town, Left behind by new by-pass. There are many fish farms But no dolphins as before. Sitting on a bench On an island...
demand the impossible
A poem by performance poet Emma Ireland from Derby, East Midlands, England, inspired by my book 'Demanding the Impossible: A History of Anarchism'. She says she has...
Peter Marshall’s impressive history is a well-argued and absorbing account of astrology’s grip on the imagination, and an eloquent defence of its importance in our lives … fascinating
Gary Lachman, The Guardian
Reading about anarchism is stimulating and funny and sad. What more can you ask of a book?