Ellipsis - The Lockdown Poems

Image by Steve Wheeler

It's finally been published! I've been working on this book of poetry and prose for the last few months. In fact, ever since we went into lockdown I have been writing about the experiences, both dark and light, of living through a virus pandemic. There's enough material in the tragedy, honesty, heroism, good and bad behaviour of our neighbours and leaders alike, to fill an entire book. This one is called Ellipsis (you can damn well buy the book if you want an explanation - it's not expensive).

So here it is - Ellipsis is available to purchase for a modest fee in both paperback and Kindle versions (see the links below), for you to read out loud to your cat, laugh and cry with, or simply place on your shelf along with all the other books you haven't read - at least they'll look good in the background as you Zoom call your friends. It's an opportunity to remember those who were not so lucky as the rest of us - those who sadly passed away during this terrible, tumultuous time. It's also an opportunity to have a good laugh at ourselves - the silly things we did or thought or said as a result of all the stress and anxiety many of us have been through.

With titles such as 'I've never washed my hands so much', 'Covidiots' and 'Lockdown Blues', you'll probably see the direction I have taken with this book. The poems are presented in a variety of styles and formats from the standard classic metre and rhyme, through to grime and rap lyrics and free-form stream of consciousness style poetry. Just about all of the illustrations inside the cover (like the one above) are my creation too. It's all there, and I hope you'll enjoy reading it.

Do let me know what you think and whether or not you think I should give up writing poetry and take up Yak farming in Ecuador.

Here are the links to the paperback version and to the Kindle version.