Boomslang Poetry

For years people have been asking me where the name for this website comes from, why the tree snake and so on. Here's the rationale: Boo...

J ust opened in  Bristol Cathedral , the monumental  Helios by Luke Jerram  is a mesmerising work, with a tiny earth nearby to give you a se...

Every second weekend in August is the extravaganza that is the balloon festival at Ashton Court.  Not being one to willingly join a crowd, I...

To remind everyone that The Downs are available to domesticated animals, a sheep grazing event is held every several years. I must say I had...

Boyhood Line, Richard Long Does anyone buy a book as a result of a review? Yes, quite probably, it can sway such a decision. Does anyone not...

Just before I went to University my parents moved out of the city to Chew Magna, a small village to the south. During the summer I spent kic...

Next in this occasional series is Thomas Chatterton , parishioner of St. Mary Redcliffe, the 18th C poet known now more for his suicide by a...