Nigel Astell

Updated: Wed, 23 Oct 2019 01:40 pm

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Biography

Finding the first line to anything is the most difficult. Where is this place called inspiration? Then by chance stumbling across it while staring at a blank piece of paper. Being a member of Stockport Write Out Loud gives me the valuable support of personal friendship, that bonds strong positive energy, helping to produce a higher level of enjoyment to my writing. The more pleasure that a poem brings - - - the more I want to write.

Samples

The Virgin Poet North-West outpost town stoney grey monument artistic sunset sky Julian and Paul leading search party scouting barren land untested ordinary folk invited to join poetry writing group people showed interest finding themselves enjoying discussing producing poems personal thoughts revealed pen injected creativity my first time virgin no longer Stockport W.O.L born.

All poems are copyright of the originating author. Permission must be obtained before using or performing others' poems.

Blog entries by Nigel Astell

Signs that Light up the Star Lit Sky (15/11/2019)

When Evil Comes Calling (01/11/2019)

War is Declared - - -with defeat in mind (30/10/2019)

The Halloween Party (22/10/2019)

The Betting Slip (18/10/2019)

Nothing is what it seems (12/10/2019)

Halfway There (03/10/2019)

Never Closed Always Open (16/09/2019)

Moody Blue (06/09/2019)

Craving (23/08/2019)

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October 2017

	Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
Wk 40	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Wk 41	8	9	10	11 1 event	12	13	14
Wk 42	15	16	17	18	19	20	21
Wk 43	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Wk 44	29	30	31	1	2	3	4

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Wednesday 11 October 2017

11 Oct New Mills » Write and Release Open Reading

7:30pm at Spring Bank, New Mills, SK22 4BH, GB

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Comments

Nigel Astell

Tue 22nd Oct 2019 15:29

That's what you call real spooky Ruth - - -

Ruth O'Reilly

Tue 22nd Oct 2019 15:12

You had some good special effects going on there with the Halloween party. I went to read it and it said ' entry not found' and THEN wait for it......It actually Disappeared. Now. Isn't that the stuff that a proper ghostly Halloween party is made of! 😂

Nigel Astell

Fri 20th Sep 2019 15:13

Thanks for that Graham

Ruth

You seemed to have everything covered

now to press the like button

oh no no it's still on hold!

Graham Sherwood

Thu 19th Sep 2019 21:52

Nigel, I have asked the technical boys to look at it for you. I can't see anything obvious.

Graham

Ruth O'Reilly

Thu 19th Sep 2019 16:50

Hey Nigel just seen this today, the comment went astray from me! So How's this French Poem going? Try climbing the Effiel tower with some trifle, but don't wobble like the jelly or spill the cream..... You had steel ladders ....I ended up with Friday the 13th Ladders and Snakes & Ladders, What a climb!

Don Matthews

Sat 7th Sep 2019 15:27

Golly gosh your French Connect
It does sound a bit saucy
With messy miss and splashy paint
And he up miss? sounds horsey

Now Nigel you're a fun writer
(Assume you're good on mic)
I don't know what I'm writing 'bout
(I'll quietly disappear.....)

See you on the blogslide.....?

Nigel Astell

Fri 6th Sep 2019 17:43

Thanks Ruth

Just working on another poem called The French Connection

Oh la la
paint splashing
messy mess
head stuck
up his
oh la la
steel ladders

found two days later

Ruth O'Reilly

Tue 3rd Sep 2019 19:12

Enjoyed Reading your 'When the devil smiles' poem in the Autumn Edition of Printed words. You have a talent for turning a random news story into a totally different creative piece.

Martin Elder

Tue 11th Jun 2019 09:18

Thanks again for the poem Nigel.
Much appreciated my friend
see you next week
Martin

<Deleted User> (19836)

Mon 13th Aug 2018 20:52

I'm glad you like my collages. I look forward to reading through your other poems. Thanks, Jane?

AM Cash

Wed 11th Oct 2017 21:36

Hi Nigel
Thank you for the like on my blog
Andy C