A reflection across the generations. Tavistock Square Garden Why do I weep as I enter this place? Is it the autumn sun between the trees
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Poems: Hong Kong — Kai Tak in Winter
Inspired by the desolation of Kai Tak in the dry season of the year – with shamanistic elements inspired partly by Ted Hughes’s The Long
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Poems: Hong Kong — Kite
Hong Kong’s most striking bird, again with inspiration from Ted Hughes’s Crow. Kite I sweep over hillside, watching For the twitching leaf, the leaf revealing
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Poems: Hong Kong — On Taking the Star Ferry
No explanation needed for writing about this wonderful Hong Kong icon! On Taking the Star Ferry I wait for the bell at the jetty’s end,
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Poems: Hong Kong — Plantation Road
The unique topology of Hong Kong’s Peak – with a twist. Plantation Road Snake-like, the road sheds a scabious pileOf old brick on the summit,
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Poems: Venice — A Venice Day
The sights and sounds of a beautiful city Venice Day The most serene republic greets the dawn With domes and towers rising from the mist,
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Why write science fiction?
I quite often get this question – if not voiced directly, then via a funny look. Isn’t science fiction (SF), well, a bit narrow, teenage,
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Poems: Venice — End of Empire
Beauty fallen into decay End of Empire The lion of St Mark’s flutters bravely, Flying above the Grand Canal alone; A curving row of palaces
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A change of scene
Annie liked theatre but Tom didn’t, and that was the trouble. They were in the London Pantheon, and the curtains had just parted to reveal
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Roast meat
I always follow Henry’s lead in culinary matters, he has so many ideas. Since I moved to Hong Kong he’s been quite my mentor, really.
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