Mike GouldJun 83 minLearning from The BossBruce Springsteen's brilliant 'Badlands' features these unforgettable lines: Poor man wanna be rich Rich man wanna be king And a king...
Mike GouldNov 13, 20212 minFiring upGosh. My last blog post was in July, so something happened, or more accurately didn't happen. How did I become blocked in this my most...
Mike GouldJul 15, 20213 minUnquiet slumbers for a sleepy world" I lingered round them, under that benign sky; watched the moths fluttering among the heath, and hare-bells; listened to the soft wind...
Mike GouldJun 4, 20213 minA Nightingale sang in a West Sussex parkWriting about nightingales - that's a lot of literary and musical baggage to contend with. But, hey, let's give it a go! So, earlier in...
Mike GouldApr 14, 20213 minThe power of the shortBear with me, the gratuitous Spring picture has a purpose and it's not just an excuse to ramble on about Wordsworth again. Ok - it is a...
Mike GouldMar 12, 20213 minThe voice of a visible woman - in memoriam, Jean Gould.My mother Jean passed away at the start of February. Whilst I would not presume to entirely look inside another's mind, especially one so...
Mike GouldDec 31, 20203 minA moment of hubris at the end of a crazy yearI was determined to go into the sea before the end of the year and cross off 'swim in December' from the resolutions I didn't make at the...
Mike GouldNov 6, 20203 minFind the rhythm in running and wordsLet me say that I still hate jogging, unlike my wife who used to hate it and now loves it. This is not me taking a contrary position to...
Mike GouldSep 14, 20203 minGive it time and spaceOn a boring beach, and how Wordsworth teaches us to give experience time and space.
Mike GouldJul 27, 20203 minIt's complicated - when is a forest not a forest?How 'Wilding' has thrown me off the forest track.
Mike GouldMay 30, 20202 minSea swimming with KylieI have been reading The Guardian's list of the best 100 Number One singles in the UK. Definitely worth checking out - but before you do,...
Mike GouldMay 15, 20201 minOde to Belly MujingaA poem from me about rail worker Belly Mujinga, who died after an incident at Victoria.
Mike GouldApr 23, 20203 minPast the wit of man to sayMy thoughts on the failure of language to express our fears during Covid-19.
Mike GouldMar 24, 20201 minA poem about the space between usIn response to a call-out from Heather at Director's Cut Theatre, I wrote this short poem for actors to perform. I'll upload any videos...
Mike GouldFeb 1, 20203 minOn liberty, Paul Eluard, and a century of exchanges Shortly after the end of World War Two, a young English woman travelled to France as part of an exchange to stay with a French family...
Mike GouldJan 18, 20202 minA message from the Long ManThe end of 2019 was difficult, the domestic mirroring the political & I’m glad to see the back of it. Good too to get out in the fresh...
Mike GouldNov 26, 20191 minBohemian TragedyToday: a poem. And a brief apology for the image. All I want to say this week is that I’m embarking on writing another collaborative...
Mike GouldNov 14, 20192 minNew stories of the floodSome thoughts on floods, George Eliot and climate deniers
Mike GouldOct 29, 20192 minThe wild artistic spaces are there - if we knew where to lookThere's a whole world of creative endeavour out there - you just need to look for it. My own playwriting has shown me that.
Mike GouldOct 3, 20191 minStarburst: a poem for National Poetry DayOn a day in which borders are at the centre of our political discussions again, and the weather has dipped to the extent that any...