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July 31, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Poem: introducing…
hello. my name is simonsweetman. & these will be my poems. (this is one of them). write what you know, as they say, or write what you like – my poems, therefore, are almost always about me. i write a lot about music – partly because i cannot write music, and also my favourite poets include a lot of songwriters; which is not to exclude a lot of really great poets, but rather to just […]Archive
July 29, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Poem: Professional Inadequacies
I picked up the drum and I could barely play, once I made a living from it. The pen feels much the same, some days (ha! I call it ‘the pen’ I mean this – or that – machine, all work saved to a drive, or put in the cloud, accessed from whichever machine happens […]Archive
July 18, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast # 176: Carl Shuker
Welcome to episode 176 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and La Petite Chocolat. Now – as you probably know, as well as the usual platforms (this site, soundcloud, iTunes/Apple) you can now get to Sweetman Podcast on Spotify – follow it there and have it saved in your Spotify library. I first met Carl Shuker close to 20 years ago. He […]Archive
June 10, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Poem: 20 Years of Allenby Tce
The only thing between me and a journalism degree was the Allenby Terrace steps. Well, there was at least one other hurdle – but those steps started to bite. And rather quickly. Best to blame them, since the real reason escapes me still (a good reason to still be writing, funnily enough). Every time I head down that hill I think, still, of being sat right outside the journalism class, my phoney – but all too real – Lucky Strikes. (Just […]Archive
June 6, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast # 171: Sugar Magnolia Wilson
Welcome to episode 171 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors –T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and La Petite Chocolat. Now – as you probably know, as well as the usual platforms (this site, soundcloud, iTunes/Apple) you can now get to Sweetman Podcast on Spotify – follow it there and have it saved in your Spotify library. This week it’s a chat with poet Sugar Magnolia […]Archive
May 19, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Poetry at The Fringe – Sunday, 19 May, 2019
After attending both the March and then April editions of Poetry At The Fringe I was back for the May run-through. It’s very much the same crowd that turn up for the open-mic, and maybe I’m part of that now, kinda, with three goes in a row. I recognise that many of the poets reading here have been doing so for years, but you know…I’m almost part of […]Archive
April 25, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast: Episode 165 – Graeme Jefferies (The CakeKitchen)
Welcome to episode 165 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and La Petite Chocolat. Now – as you probably know, as well as the usual platforms (this site, soundcloud, iTunes/Apple) you can now get to Sweetman Podcast on Spotify– follow it there and have it saved in your Spotify library. Here’s a conversation I had with Graeme Jefferies – […]Archive
April 18, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast: Episode 164 – Heather O’Carroll
Welcome to episode 164 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and La Petite Chocolat. Now – as you probably know, as well as the usual platforms (this site, soundcloud, iTunes/Apple) you can now get to Sweetman Podcast on Spotify– follow it there and have it saved in your Spotify library. This was recorded just last week. We rushed […]Archive
April 16, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
I Wrote The Foreword For Jan Hellriegel’s New Book/Album – Sportsman Of The Year
I wrote the foreword to Jan Hellriegel’s new book/album – in my defense I thought I was writing ‘Liner Notes’ – which is fine, the foreword to the book is still part of the liner-notes to the album…you see Jan contacted me and told me she wanted to send me her new album. I think I […]Archive
April 15, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Santa: The Threat is Real
A Facebook friend posts that she’s angry and upset, some punk-ass little kid has killed the magic of Christmas for her child. Told him, presumably, that Santa is not real. Another day and another Facebook friend is boasting of their child’s pragmatism: “How does Santa deliver presents to every child in the world?” the kid […]Archive
April 13, 2019 by Simon Sweetman