Category Archives: Poetry party

In the time of the virus: day 96

Posted on June 27, 2020 by deborah @ the magic jug

And here we are again on the weekly merry-go-round back at Saturday. A very different day from last Saturday – from my perspective, enjoyably cooler and showery (so no need to water anything apart from the greenhouse plants).  Sadly an … Continue reading →

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Giving and receiving

Posted on August 29, 2019 by deborah @ the magic jug

At different times in our lives we both give and receive.  Sometimes one dominates.  This felt particularly true for us when our children were young adults starting to find their way in the world at the same time as our … Continue reading →

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Poetry and cities, in March

Posted on March 18, 2019 by deborah @ the magic jug

In these increasingly difficult times, sometimes poetry can bring us hope, or inspire us, or  express how we are feeling. We can go looking for it, but occasionally it just comes looking for us. Bristol – on the side of the … Continue reading →

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Five (good) things on Friday

Posted on March 3, 2018 by deborah @ the magic jug

OK I know it’s Saturday now not Friday, but I have a fix for that: Six on Saturday.  Which as it happens works perfectly, because I couldn’t post this week without mentioning no.6. Practicing optimism: two people I care a … Continue reading →

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Whatever next? – May 2017 update

Posted on May 27, 2017 by deborah @ the magic jug

It seems that much of what I’ve written this month is about the choices we make.  LISTEN So much listening to do this month, what with local (mayoral) elections and the General Election next month.  Not to mention the French … Continue reading →

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The morning after the night before

Posted on June 24, 2016 by deborah @ the magic jug

No man is an island, Entire of itself, Every man is a piece of the continent, A part of the main. If a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less. As well as if a promontory … Continue reading →

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The poetry party revisited: Kin, by Deborah Harvey

Posted on June 14, 2016 by deborah @ the magic jug

The previous day I had managed to find and organise a date for us cousins to have our annual gathering – not until the autumn, but better late than not. I was sitting finishing off the last knitting on the … Continue reading →

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Trying something new

Posted on December 8, 2015 by deborah @ the magic jug

Recently I’ve been thinking about the difference made by a 30 day challenge.  It’s something I’ve tried several times and found works well for me.  Maybe it’s about holding myself to account, writing things down (yes blogging, but also I … Continue reading →

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Licensed to wear purple

Posted on November 24, 2015 by deborah @ the magic jug

You may have come across Jenny Joseph’s poem ‘Warning’, and if not, you probably know the first line: “When I am an old woman I shall wear purple…” Well I don’t know whether at 60 I am now an old … Continue reading →

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A Poison Tree, by William Blake

Posted on October 27, 2015 by deborah @ the magic jug

Such a seemingly simple poem, but one with such a powerful message.  I remember reading it at school, along with all the other poems that make up William Blake’s Songs of Innocence and of Experience, and even then (O levels) … Continue reading →

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