The market town where I live in the south midlands has for the past few years (2024) held a “Bookfest”. Still in its infancy it has become a very successful event and attracts authors both famous and local to talk about their books at various venues in the town of Shipston on Stour over a…

A Poem for the Fall (Autumn). . Like an archer’s bow across the sky, a spectrum curved up so high, and with all its colours now to show. , In Autumn splendour and clean air, the equinox tells us what’s right there, to now take stock of the axial tilt. ‘ And with the Crow’s…

Hi I’m James Findon and welcome to my poetry blog. I want to share with you the joy of poetry and maybe inspire you to write as well. It all started with a book I read about a guy named Edward Thomas who was a literary critic who then went on to write poetry. Tragically…