Written by: Richard Downes Complicity Theatre’s Teaching Training Pack; ‘Begin this work by giving your students themes which inhabit very small spaces (real or imaginary): ‘stuck in the lift’, ‘prisoners in a tiny cell’ or ‘there were ten in the bed…’. T... See more
Written by: Richard Downes Desolation; Departures and Arrivals Walking, as I do slouched and humble, I feel the cold blow of the rain on my face and resent the hill for its existence. Its a tedious winter trip to a station lightened by a ticket hall atten... See more
Wrote this as a prose tale. Might as well leave it like this Luck’s In The odds were 4-1 against. I stood my ground. Waiting for a casino chance To cadge a stash of ill begotten Chips like plastic shining On weighted green beige tables The wheel turned ro... See more
Written by: Richard Downes Following on from Yoko’s Bicycle Piece for Orchestra Autumn 1962 Pedalling Tunes Cycle To the concert Fill holes in the Albert Note swoops on Serpentine bending Maple Disguised As a slow blues A walking ambling tune Underneath f... See more
Sometimes I just drop haikus into The Daily Haiku and just leave them there. This week the theme is Joy In Winter. I would have left these haikus there but for circumstance. So, I dive into Facebook and rescue these: Rescued Haikus Snowflakes fluttering I... See more
