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Booksie Address:	http://www.booksie.com/Irwinagain
Country:	United Kingdom
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Member Since:	Dec 15, 2011

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believer?

Poem by Irwinagain
Posted: Mar 14, 2013
Believe
Tags:self, explanatory

foreverloveme

Poem by Irwinagain
Posted: Mar 14, 2013
forever love?
Tags:love, forever

Scared of dying?

Poem by Irwinagain
Posted: Nov 23, 2012
Death is a bit like your first interview
Tags:dying, death, fear, completeness

Death by misadventure?

Poem by Irwinagain
Posted: Nov 23, 2012
Scared of dying? No doubt but why?

Tick Tick, Tock Tock

Poem by Irwinagain
Posted: Jun 19, 2012
Sometimes we take for granted the rights we have and...
Tags:suffering, political, corruption

Claire

Poem by Irwinagain
Posted: Jun 7, 2012
My daughter's friend, six months pregnant, died suddenly,...
Tags:death, mother, baby, pregnant

Saddleworth Moor

Poem by Irwinagain
Posted: Jun 3, 2012
The Moors murders were carried out by Ian Brady and Myra...
Tags:pain, sad, murder, lonely, anguish, victims

I cannot deal with death

Poem by Irwinagain
Posted: Apr 9, 2012
Death is inevitable but not necessarily welcome.
Tags:death, illogical

A Welcome End

Poem by Irwinagain
Posted: Apr 9, 2012
How it might have been......
Tags:death, christian, easter

The Castle by the Ouse

Poem by Irwinagain
Posted: Mar 21, 2012
In March, in the year 1190, The City of York's Jewish...
Tags:suicide, murder, york, castle, jews

Nothing Personal part two

Poem by Irwinagain
Posted: Mar 8, 2012
second part of this journey.
Tags:horror, murder, skin

Nothing Personal part one

Poem by Irwinagain
Posted: Mar 8, 2012
Hope this isn't too gruesome for you!
Tags:murder, blood, skin

Monster in the Wardrobe

Poem by Irwinagain
Posted: Mar 8, 2012
2nd poem by my granddaughter Georgia Louise age 12yrs
Tags:monster, imagined, wardrobe

Hedge Hogs

Poem by Irwinagain
Posted: Mar 8, 2012
1st Poem by my Granddaughter Georgia Louise aged 12
Tags:hedgehogs

Rock-a-bye-baby

Poem by Irwinagain
Posted: Feb 24, 2012
Baby's teething, oh my, oh my!
Tags:crying, baby, sleep, teething

Welcome to my woods

Poem by Irwinagain
Posted: Feb 16, 2012
A bit of horror for you to enjoy!
Tags:horror, child, killer, wood, bodies

Hares Boxing

Poem by Irwinagain
Posted: Feb 12, 2012
Hares boxing in March. Something for you all to look out...
Tags:female, boxing, hares, superior

His fists

Poem by Irwinagain
Posted: Feb 9, 2012
And still it goes on and on
Tags:abuse, bullying, beating

'tis one of the clock

Poem by Irwinagain
Posted: Jan 19, 2012
A bit of nonsense I did whilst under the influence of...
Tags:nonsense, otherness

FairyLights

Poem by Irwinagain
Posted: Jan 9, 2012
I guess as we all get older and people we know start to...
Tags:death, life, friends, changes

Lay Me In My Coffin (don't cry over me)

Poem by Irwinagain
Posted: Jan 8, 2012
As I get closer to the exit door thoughts about the...
Tags:death, life, baggage

Life's Not The Same (since you've been gone)

Poem by Irwinagain
Posted: Jan 8, 2012
Just musing on life.
Tags:birth, life, home, song

Sonnet 101

Poem by Irwinagain
Posted: Jan 8, 2012
Just me playing about with the form with apologies to Will.
Tags:sonnet, form, cuckold

Heat Me

Poem by Irwinagain
Posted: Jan 4, 2012
Passion as remembered....
Tags:love, sex, passion

The Last Train

Poem by Irwinagain
Posted: Jan 4, 2012
Sometimes missing the last train can be a good thing.
Tags:loss, train, family

The Train Everyday

Poem by Irwinagain
Posted: Dec 16, 2011
Sometimes people we see every day but never speak to can...
Tags:loss, sad, train, familiarity

We Are Not Amused

Poem by Irwinagain
Posted: Dec 15, 2011
Helen falls asleep in the theater and dreams that she is...
Tags:shakespeare, dream, sleep, wander, theater

Ivanavitch

Poem by Irwinagain
Posted: Dec 15, 2011
A day in the life of Ivan Ivanavitch, camp inmate USSR.
Tags:russia, camp, ussr, prisoners

Coal face Blues

Poem by Irwinagain
Posted: Dec 15, 2011
This is a 'Performance' poem that has had some acclaim...
Tags:miners, dialect, coal

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Poetry

believer?

Poem by Irwinagain
Posted: Mar 14, 2013
Believe

foreverloveme

Poem by Irwinagain
Posted: Mar 14, 2013
forever love?

Scared of dying?

Poem by Irwinagain
Posted: Nov 23, 2012
Death is a bit like your first interview

Death by misadventure?

Poem by Irwinagain
Posted: Nov 23, 2012
Scared of dying? No doubt but why?

Tick Tick, Tock Tock

Poem by Irwinagain
Posted: Jun 19, 2012
Sometimes we take for granted the rights we have and...

Claire

Poem by Irwinagain
Posted: Jun 7, 2012
My daughter's friend, six months pregnant, died suddenly,...

Saddleworth Moor

Poem by Irwinagain
Posted: Jun 3, 2012
The Moors murders were carried out by Ian Brady and Myra...

I cannot deal with death

Poem by Irwinagain
Posted: Apr 9, 2012
Death is inevitable but not necessarily welcome.

A Welcome End

Poem by Irwinagain
Posted: Apr 9, 2012
How it might have been......

The Castle by the Ouse

Poem by Irwinagain
Posted: Mar 21, 2012
In March, in the year 1190, The City of York's Jewish...

Nothing Personal part two

Poem by Irwinagain
Posted: Mar 8, 2012
second part of this journey.

Nothing Personal part one

Poem by Irwinagain
Posted: Mar 8, 2012
Hope this isn't too gruesome for you!

Monster in the Wardrobe

Poem by Irwinagain
Posted: Mar 8, 2012
2nd poem by my granddaughter Georgia Louise age 12yrs

Hedge Hogs

Poem by Irwinagain
Posted: Mar 8, 2012
1st Poem by my Granddaughter Georgia Louise aged 12

Rock-a-bye-baby

Poem by Irwinagain
Posted: Feb 24, 2012
Baby's teething, oh my, oh my!

Welcome to my woods

Poem by Irwinagain
Posted: Feb 16, 2012
A bit of horror for you to enjoy!

Hares Boxing

Poem by Irwinagain
Posted: Feb 12, 2012
Hares boxing in March. Something for you all to look out...

His fists

Poem by Irwinagain
Posted: Feb 9, 2012
And still it goes on and on

'tis one of the clock

Poem by Irwinagain
Posted: Jan 19, 2012
A bit of nonsense I did whilst under the influence of...

FairyLights

Poem by Irwinagain
Posted: Jan 9, 2012
I guess as we all get older and people we know start to...

Lay Me In My Coffin (don't cry over me)

Poem by Irwinagain
Posted: Jan 8, 2012
As I get closer to the exit door thoughts about the...

Life's Not The Same (since you've been gone)

Poem by Irwinagain
Posted: Jan 8, 2012
Just musing on life.

Sonnet 101

Poem by Irwinagain
Posted: Jan 8, 2012
Just me playing about with the form with apologies to Will.

Heat Me

Poem by Irwinagain
Posted: Jan 4, 2012
Passion as remembered....

The Last Train

Poem by Irwinagain
Posted: Jan 4, 2012
Sometimes missing the last train can be a good thing.

The Train Everyday

Poem by Irwinagain
Posted: Dec 16, 2011
Sometimes people we see every day but never speak to can...

We Are Not Amused

Poem by Irwinagain
Posted: Dec 15, 2011
Helen falls asleep in the theater and dreams that she is...

Ivanavitch

Poem by Irwinagain
Posted: Dec 15, 2011
A day in the life of Ivan Ivanavitch, camp inmate USSR.

Coal face Blues

Poem by Irwinagain
Posted: Dec 15, 2011
This is a 'Performance' poem that has had some acclaim...

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Mar 17, 2013
March 2013 and still snowing! Quarter energy bill £500! Need a job. Managed two crappy poems, creative process really slow these days; maybe grey cells dying off.

Oct 30, 2012
Good Grief! Soon be Christmas - whatever happened to Summer? Good title for a new poem! Sadly my muse has left me and we have a whole twelve months of 2013 to look forward to. Good job I am not superstitious.

Sep 3, 2012
Miserable summer, garden crops hit and miss and now it's September! Poetry about as productive as the garden. Still there's always next year - maybe!

Jun 16, 2012
Flaming June? Webbed feet more like! Garden's in a state but I shall persevere. Not a lot happening on the creative front but this is quite normal - unlike the weather! Joined Deviant Art, looks good.

Feb 25, 2012
So here we are well into the new year, coming up to March, then Easter. Weather's picking up and I will soon be able to get out into the garden. Recovered quite well from bouncing down the stairs on my arse, though my thumb is still swollen.

Feb 5, 2012
Well my 65th birthday went off quietly enough with only Katie (air) remembering but this time no dedicated poems for which I am grateful!

Jan 23, 2012
And back again! Dear (old) AnnaT, so nice to have her back. Who knows maybe she'll stay this time! Bless her.

Jan 19, 2012
And now she's gone again! Ah well woman's prerogative I suppose. Lordy I just can't keep up with them.

Jan 9, 2012
Anna's back! What a nice start to 2012. Let's hope we both stay for a long time. Perhaps we could attract others of our 'family' who have strayed and got lost.

Jan 4, 2012
My how things have changed! At least the people have but then nothing stays the same, of course. Some bright new stars are here I see but also some who don't know the difference between a 'poem' and a bad piece of 'prose'. Ah well, was it ever any different?

Dec 15, 2011
I have returned to Booksie as I need somewhere to lodge the main body of my works - sounds grand but isn't - so I will start to upload soon. Don't recognise anyone on here any more so it could be quiet!

I am an old Booksie Boy and returning in order to upload most of my poems as a way of keeping them in one place. I do have a website, http://www.irwin-poetry.co.uk so this is a back-up if you like. If anybody recognises me or my work then feel free to say hello but most of the poems will be work that has already been shown on here and other sites, so don't expect anything new for a while. The LINKS (at the bottom of the page) are for my videos on YouTube. I am quite willing to comment on other people's work - Poems only please! - and to offer advice should I be asked, however, I will not read or comment on the work of any writer who does not reply and acknowledge their readers comments! It is simply very bad manners in my view!

For those who want to 'talk' I am on Facebook as David Irwin Phillips.

If you do decide to read some of my work please don't just read the newest ones, start at the bottom of the list and work up! And what happened to clicking on the 'I Like' button? When I first joined booksie years ago this was an important device for readers to add a little more than just their comments and it seems to be mostly defunct now - shame!

A few people have inquired about my past history, what I do for a living etc; so here's a brief resume.

I am retired, I am a qualified Chef, Actor, Theatre Director, Producer, Script Writer, Performance Poet, Special Needs Teacher, College Tutor. I taught, Dyslexia Awareness, Public Speaking, Spoken English, EFL, Drama and Learning Support Tutor. I worked as Dircetor at the Academy of Performing Arts, York, for many years and lately as special needs support for 5yrs to 17yrs at a special needs school.

I am interested in Gardening, Home Brew, Photography, Quantum Physics and my grandchildren.

Generally I love all people though some do make it difficult to do so.

Please do not be offended if I do not accept your fan request! I have my reasons!

Hope this is enough to satisfy any curiosity. Happy to elaborate if not.