Category: Italy 2011
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slow clap
in photographs of me in the canals my face eating the sunlight I smile because it’s amazing in my memory and even now that winter is heavy upon us I somehow forget wanting to push my fellow tourists into the green and simply get on with taking comfort from once, years ago now once being…
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old stone & between giants – print & ebook available now
Very pleased to announce that my latest poetry collection – a combination of two of my previous collections – is now available in print and ebook form from a variety of retailers 🙂 Click on the image for some samples of the poetry and see below for a list of some of the outlets. Signed…
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Gelati
Originally posted on ashley capes: A small selection of gelati in Rome, near the Trevi Fountain A whole post on ice cream? Yep. You cannot travel to Italy and not sample – extensively – the gelati. We probably tried around twenty flavours in three weeks and now that it’s so long ago I can’t recall…
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Venice – Piazza San Marco
It’s been a while since I posted about Italy – and I think about it every day, so how about another one? Here’s a picture and a haiku: . . ankle deep in busy pigeons joyful tourists
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Venice for a novel
There’s got to be a novel set within Venice, lurking inside my head. Even if you’re only there for a short time, the place strikes you with a sense of the unseen. When you can find a quiet moment, the suggestion of secrets seem to be everywhere, behind each closed door and at the end…
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Canals of Venice
I’m a little surprised to realise it’s been over a year since my wife and I returned from Italy – it doesn’t feel that long at all. We both think about Italy everyday and I’m always wondering how to get back. (One day, but not for a while at least). I also meant to write…
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