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Martin Wilkes

Martin has been interested in creative writing for a number of years, and  originally wrote song lyrics in the margins of school work to memorize the words of the songs he was listening to and the poetry has grown from there. Martin has been influenced by the worlds of Roald Dahl and J.R.R. Tolkien, and the comedy word-play of Ronnie Barker, and also considered the rhythm and lyrics of the Rolling Stones, the Doors, Animal Collective and Radiohead. Recently Martin has been reading the poetry of the 1950's Beat movement, especially the work of Allen Ginsberg.


Hanging Corners

Well that was a good social night

been to youth club

played table tennis

had a dance at the disco

jiving like Arthur Brown

Then came out to cold wind

feeling hungry for some food

so to sacred chip shop

with sirens smeltering spell

frying fish and chips

has caught me

hook, salt and little vinegar

and fulfilled stomachs yelping lot

Martin Wilkes 2013
Lobby Hobby

Burt Swift was good fine man,  but he had an obsession, to say
His hobby was lobby
Burt ate lobby for dinner an tea,  and what was left
Burt had for breakfast and supper
An this drove Mrs Swift barmy mad
Bert started to smell of lobby
Even snoring Bert uttered lobby
Mrs Swift thought enough is enough
Time my Bert tried some other food
A desert, a pasty, even some fruit
So Mrs Swift hatched a plan
Into Bert’s lobby went other food
Apples, blueberries, pears, raspberries
A fruit lobby was brewed
Obviously no meat and no gravy
Aan Mrs Swift served her gourmet dish
Bert sat an stared an stuttered
At boiled fruit concoction
“but, but where’s my real lobby”
“You’re hobby has gone to far,
You'd sleep in lobby given chance”
replied Mrs Swift
“Time to taste other delights
There’s Thai, curry and cake
Have you never thought to fry or bake”
Stunned was Bert, looking at his plate
But ventured taste of fruit
Bert scrunched and swill food in
An expression came across Bert’s face
Surprise from odd fruity delight
“BY eck lass, is nice, is this”
Mrs Swift had a wide smile
Bert’s hobby was still lobby
But now wasn’t every single meal.

Martin Wilkes 2013

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  • Jason Smith
  • Heath Ackley
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  • Joanna Wright