
Remembering Peter Fonda – the easy rider
I was sad to hear of Peter Fonda’s death, not just because he starred in Easy Rider, one of my favourite films, or just because he was unusual for a Hollywood star…

I’m Rediscovering Youtube
A few years ago I started to record myself reading some of my poems but also poetry by greater people than me. I moved away from this idea when I ran into…

My new poetry collection, Remembering Blue, begins with a haiku
My debut poetry collection is called Remembering Blue after a line in the opening poem, Haiku. The poem was my first attempt at writing in this difficult Japanese short-form poetry style. I’m…

I’m reading one of my Remembering Blue poems in the Virtual World.
My poem The Imperial Stamp was filmed in the virtual world Second Life three years ago. I’m playing it here to celebrate its inclusion in my new poetry collection, Remembering Blue. My…

My debut poetry collection -Remembering Blue – is published.
This week sees the publication of my debut poetry collection, Remembering Blue by Ward Wood Publishing. The poems were written over a period of ten years (2008 – 2018) and, even though…

I can’t stop writing these Fibonacci poems.
I have three new Fibonacci poems published today in the Fib Review, the specialist poetry journal for this intriguing style based on the Fibonacci number sequence. I’ve been writing them now for…

50 years after the Stonewall riots – sometimes actions speak louder than words.
Reading about the Stonewall Riots on its fiftieth anniversary makes me feel a mixture of emotions. It’s great that something life-changing for so many people, Gay Liberation, came out of a moment…

I like Elizabeth Warren – I hope that doesn’t spook her chances of being the next US President.
Yes, I like Elizabeth Warren. I would’ve preferred her as the Democrat presidential candidate the last time, in 2016, instead of Hillary Clinton, but she didn’t stand. Maybe she should’ve, but, just…

“You don’t care for anything because you are spoilt”, she said, after a loud crashing sound.
The other night, an audio recording was made of what sounded like a domestic dispute between, Boris Johnson, the UK Conservative Party’s leadership front-runner, and his new girlfriend, Carrie Symonds. Apparently, the…

Why do so many of us in the UK feel that our lives have been ransacked?
I haven’t been writing about the state of the United Kingdom for some time now because, well, because it’s just so depressing. I know that there has never been a perfect form…

I return to Ovid for 3 more Fibonacci Poems – published today.
Apollo and Daphne (1744/5) by Giovanni Batista Tiepolo (Louvre, Paris) I have had three new Fibonacci poems published today in the splendid online publication The Fib Review, the world’s leading Fibonacci specialist…

What A Mess: BREXIT, Britain and its Politicians
I may have been shirking a responsibility by avoiding writing blogs about the woeful state of our politics here in the United Kingdom. Maybe I’m a warrior wannabe who just got tired…

The Art of the Deal: Is there really nothing we won’t stomach for Saudi cash?
Jamal Khashoggi People have said to me recently, here in the UK, that Donald Trump isn’t that bad – or is he? We all suffer from that phenomenon known as news…

Wolfie’s blogs are back again….sorry about the long pause.
I know, it’s been too long, but I’m back. I noticed in amazement and a touch of horror, that I last posted a blog on this site last December. Forgive me. I’ve…

You’ve read the poems, seen the film, now buy the album
I’ve been working with the multi-talented American composer, Tim Risher for a few years now. It’s been both stimulating but also, great fun. Most recently, we worked together on a new song…

I’ve loved collaborating with a composer on this Fibonacci Song Cycle.
Some time ago, I could’ve sung these lovely songs written by the American composer, Tim Risher, but these days I restrict my vocalising to the shower or anywhere else where I can…