All You Need Is Love: Stephen Dearsley’s Summer Of Love is published today.
I was young in 1967, probably a lot younger than I realized. I was moved by the so-called Summer Of Love but I’m sure I can’t have understood the half of it.…
I have three new Fibonacci poems published today, 30th October – my brain haemorrhage anniversary.
The latest issue of The Fib Review, Issue #16, is posted online today and, sorry to brag, it includes three of my Fibonacci poems continuing my unbroken run in this poetry journal…
My novel is off to the printers today – Stephen Dearsley is leaving home.
I think it’s only normal for me to feel excited today because my novel is off to the printers ready for its release next week on 31 October. I’ve enjoyed each stage…
Second Life: a writer’s life in a virtual world.
Believe it or not, blog-readers, there is still a lot of prejudice around concerning on-line networks and so-called virtual worlds. We are not far enough away from the 20th Century yet for…
1967 and all that.
I’ve been having a bit of a sort in my computer files and found some of my old research photographs for my novel, Stephen Dearsley’s Summer Of Love, published on the 31 October…
Writing the body: poetry and painting – an inspiring combination.
Yesterday, celebrating the completion of the final edit of my about to be published novel, I spent the day at the Mosaic Rooms, an art gallery in Kensington, London. Being a…
I think I’m allowed a few moments of quiet celebration now that my novel is about to go off to the printers.
It was the weekend when I actually believed that my novel really is going to be published and that it is going to be happening almost immediately now. Well, actually 31st October…
Menuhin and Me and Menuhin’s Children
Yehudi Menuhin filming Menuhin’s Children, September 1998 Yesterday I wrote about my Fibonacci elegy poem about the great violinist Yehudi Menuhin and how it will be published, probably next March, by…
My fiftieth published poem celebrates the life of Yehudi Menuhin
Yehudi and Me I heard over the weekend that my Fibonacci elegy poem, Yehudi Menuhin, is to be published by Every Day Poets – it will probably come out next March on the…
First Wednesday Writers find a new Lewes home – come and join us.
I’ve been running a poetry group here in Lewes for a year now. We took a summer break and made an amicable agreement with our previous venue, both sides agreeing that it…
I’m the “writer who cheated death” – if you don’t believe me buy today’s Sussex Express.
I’ve finally made it to the pages of my local newspaper, the Sussex Express, who have decided to run a “human interest” piece on the imminent publication of my novel, Stephen Dearsley’s Summer…
Café society at The Poetry Place – poetry and fun in Covent Garden
I was at the the Poetry Society’s Poetry Café in Covent Garden, London on Friday for a poetry event hosted by my publishers, Ward Wood Publishing. I’d never been there before thinking…
Getting published is an honour and a thrill – I’m going to enjoy every minute of it.
Over the weekend I received two copies of Cinnamon Press’s latest anthology, Reaching Out – a book of poetry and short stories which contains one of my poems, Home Movie. It felt good handling these…
Stephen Dearsley’s visit to London captured on film by Adele Ward, my tireless publisher.
My reading at the splendid Polari literary salon at London’s Southbank Centre last month will remain a fond memory. Luckily, I discovered the other day that it doesn’t have to be…