Stuart Miller-Osborne

Hi Mickey Hi Mickey How are you I am keeping well What is that book What book The one that you are reading Catalina Where did you find it In the bookshop on Gerard Street That is a very expensive bookshop I know Was it in the bargain bin No How did you afford it […]

A city of soft winds and glass shadows The kindness of a short day I am so happy here Canterbury in November (2025)

My childhood doors Had remained open Causing the sands to shift In each of our former rooms

Each room was filled with fine sand The desert had invaded my former home Namibia who was short of stature Was able to touch the high ceilings

Towards the end of the last war My sister was raped by a couple of blacks This totally destroyed her And she took her own life a few years later I have just published her private diaries Which have caused a great deal of controversy As she notes that her favourite form of relaxation Was […]

I have just fed my little cat Which is now relaxing In the early morning sun Richard visited me yesterday He brought me two books The Collected Poems Of Patrick Kavanagh & The Collected Poems Of Emily Dickinson He read some of their poems to me As I am partially sighted This was very sweet […]

I have a skin condition like Marat Which means that I have to bathe every day You have two tasks both of which are important Firstly you must ensure that I do not dry drown Or suffer a terrible fall when my body is wet Secondly you will be required to cover me with this […]

Was a Romanian sculptor and painter I have admired his work for many years For almost as long as I can remember I have collected smooth pebbles from the beach

My poetry although read Is read in obscurity I like it that way I crave the obscurity I absolutely abhor the critics Or those who see themselves as critics I have never criticised a poem It is such a vacant occupation I would not object if it was said That I was not a poet […]

In coastal towns Is very common The Wind from the East Slowly destroys everything In its bitter path Nothing is spared