John Looker
@johnlooker.bsky.social
Poems in the anthology of the Austin International Poetry Festival, the anthology of NZ’s Caselberg international competition and journals incl Magma, Poetry Salzburg, Artemis (USA). Books by Bennison Books.
Lives in SE England. johnlooker.wordpress.com/
Lives in SE England. johnlooker.wordpress.com/
Fast approaching? Good. Don’t forget the camera Brad – I like the photos from your annual road trips.
November 16, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Fast approaching? Good. Don’t forget the camera Brad – I like the photos from your annual road trips.
How satisfying it would be to know what they were saying.
November 15, 2025 at 6:14 PM
How satisfying it would be to know what they were saying.
It sounds pleasing, certainly.
November 11, 2025 at 6:40 PM
It sounds pleasing, certainly.
This is autumn at the peak: bright reds and golds, some bare branches already, but still a legacy of summer green. Beautiful combination!
November 9, 2025 at 6:18 PM
This is autumn at the peak: bright reds and golds, some bare branches already, but still a legacy of summer green. Beautiful combination!
I like H.D.’s poetry. In particular I routinely go back to her wartime work ‘The Walls Do not Fall’.
November 4, 2025 at 6:08 PM
I like H.D.’s poetry. In particular I routinely go back to her wartime work ‘The Walls Do not Fall’.
Well read, well commended. My personal discovery of Wilfred Owen transformed my view of poetry when I was sixteen and his Dulce et Decorum Est was a giant megalith in the landscape for me.
November 4, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Well read, well commended. My personal discovery of Wilfred Owen transformed my view of poetry when I was sixteen and his Dulce et Decorum Est was a giant megalith in the landscape for me.
Ha! I wouldn’t like to challenge them though.
November 3, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Ha! I wouldn’t like to challenge them though.
I have found my photos from the Bethlem Hospital museum (but sadly not the artist's name). They are entitled The Maze and Out of the Maze:–
November 2, 2025 at 7:22 PM
I have found my photos from the Bethlem Hospital museum (but sadly not the artist's name). They are entitled The Maze and Out of the Maze:–
Thank you for adding this. I didn’t remember his name although I thought I had taken a photo of it. I hope he found long lasting mental health eventually – his artwork was inspiring.
November 2, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Thank you for adding this. I didn’t remember his name although I thought I had taken a photo of it. I hope he found long lasting mental health eventually – his artwork was inspiring.
And I suppose pigs can fly now too 🤪
November 2, 2025 at 12:55 PM
And I suppose pigs can fly now too 🤪