rivers of rhythm

Tonight I am the guest host at the Bar and I have offered up the theme of 'The River.' My poem is titled 'rivers of rhythm' and ideally should be read whilst listening along with the following recording: Press play and follow the words. They are linked to the music. This is your first hand …

writer

Frank is our host tonight at dVerse and his 'Meet The Bar' prompt is below. In summary, here’s the challenge again: Write a prose poem on any topic of at most three paragraphs. Or, write a poem showing why prose poetry doesn’t exist. When you have written and posted your poem or prose poem, link …

Rhythmbridge

Lillian here, your host today for dVerse Tuesday Poetics. I’m wondering how many bridges you’ve crossed in your lifetime? Come bridge with me. Create a poem that uses the word bridge in anyway you choose. ~~~~~~~~~         ~~~~~~~~~         ~~~~~~~~~ Funny you should ask. I'm a bridge builder you know? …

Beeliners

The challenge set by Kim is to write a poem about a garden. It can be a real garden (yours or someone else’s), a fantasy garden, a fictional garden, such as The Secret Garden, the garden of live flowers in Through the Looking Glass or the garden in Lady Chatterley’s Lover, a biblical or historical …

Finding my voice

Life has been busy of late. Running another Expressive Rhythm Stories training in Malaysia, going to see Crosby, Stills and Nash Live in Singapore, running a Rhythms of the World workshop in Newcastle, watching Thomas Truax perform, Mentoring Drum Circle work in Hull and The Wee Drum Gathering here at Wiston...next stop Dublin for more …

Paul’s Rhythm Journey: Mende

Today I have been creating Rhythms in a Sequencer called Percussion Studio,, in order to assist a group I taught at the weekend with their ongoing learning. This is a rhythm called Mende, and is a composition of mine that was inspired by a series of workshops with a drummer from the Caribbean, who went …