Liverpool, UK 2023
The poems I've published here at Poetry Soup are the first I have written since I left High School in 1980.
I tend to stick to writing in rhyme which I am more comfortable with. As long as my poems don't feel overworked and the rhymes don't feel forced then that's OK by me. I write for myself primarily but If people enjoy reading my poems too then that's a great bonus.
I draw many of my ideas and themes from my own life experiences, the places I have visited, places that I have worked and from my appreciation of art. I'd like to add my thanks (and apologies) to various classical literary authors and artists that I have referenced in several of my poems. For whatever the reasons - good or bad - they have left their mark on me over the years.
My sincere thanks to all the following for helping me rediscover my passion for poetry:
- Those who run the excellent Poetry Soup website for affording me the opportunity to showcase my work - and for seeing fit to include nine of my poems in three of their published anthologies.
- Those 'Soupers' who I know only by name and photo for their own inspiring poetry and words of encouragement and
- Ann, my wife, for her unwavering support with my poetry endeavours since I joined this site in September of 2019.
Cheers - Gary
A poem from my poems:
THE POET'S WIFE
gR / Aug 2022
Image by gR
Profile image: gR / 2024
Homepage Photo: Chester Railway Station, UK (gR / 2023)