Dirigible Balloon: the name used to describe the newly invented airships in the 18th century. From ideas originating in China, the development of hot-air balloons was carried out by French brothers Joseph-Michel and Jacques-Étienne Montgolfier. On October 15th 1783 Jean-Francois Pilâtre de Rozier made the first tethered flight, November 21st Pilâtre de Rozier and the…
Month: June 2021
The Dirigible Balloon … opportunities for writers of children’s poetry
From the June Update: “The remuneration aspect has caused some angst which I have fretted about (I’ve set up an online poll to gauge reaction to the situation), but have consoled myself that at least the site would be a platform to showcase writers’ work, which they might otherwise not have had … and of…
Science and Poetry
So this is happening soon. Katrina Porteous performs a World Premiere of ‘Under the Ice’, an immersive half hour performance combining Katrina’s poetry with electronic music by Peter Zinovieff on June 23rd 2021 in the Wordsworth Grasmere poetry series ‘Go to the poets, they will speak to thee’. On the Wordsworth site we are told:…
June Update
People who regularly read my stuff on here know that I am a recently retired teacher. When considering the idea of leaving the profession, I looked forward to the time I’d be able to concentrate on writing more poetry, reading at live events and getting my new pamphlet Fledge launched. Interestingly enough, things haven’t turned…
The Pencil
The pencil wrote a learned note,in which he dropped a Karl Marx quote,so all could see his pedigreein matters of great weight. And by his side, awash with pride,his chum the biro certifiedin Garamond on paper bond,his prowess in debate. “We know our stuff!” was biro’s bluff,although, in truth, not quite enough,for biro’s mind was…
Jonathan Humble 