Great Feedback On My “Selected Poems”

I was delighted to receive the following email earlier today:

“Dear Mr Morris,
I am writing to tell you that your poems in “The Collected Poems of K Morris” that you gave me on the train on my way to college are exceptional. You might not remember me but I am the girl doing politics and history that you met on the train and gifted your amazing book to. I have always been interested in writing poems and therefore you have really inspired me to carry on my interest and write some poems of my own. I would really like to thank you for gifting me your book and inspiring me to continue writing”.

The Selected Poems of K. Morris

“The Selected Poems of K Morris” can be found here https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07WW8WXPP/ (for the UK), and here https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07WW8WXPP/. (for amazon.com customers).

(Please note, I have not included the young lady’s name in order to protect her privacy).

My Appearance on the World Poetry Cafe

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On Thursday 17 September, I hosted my monthly slot on the World Poetry Café, which is broadcast on Vancouver Coop Radio.

During my segment, we discussed why many people seem to lack interest in poetry. I also read a number of my poems, including several from my recently published collection Shadows and Birdsong, which is available in Kindle and paperback from Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HDQ9QK3Z/

To listen to the podcast, please follow this link: https://www.mixcloud.com/VictorSchwartzman/world-poetry-cafe-sept-17-with-kevin-morris/ My segment begins approximately 20 minutes into the show and runs for about 25 minutes. I also read a couple of poems at the end of the podcast.

My thanks to the World Poetry Café and to co‑hosts Ariadne and Victor. As always, I very much enjoyed appearing on the show.

I Tried to Grasp

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I tried to grasp

The wind

Who sang to me.

But I could only catch

A thought.

But it flew free.

My words caper on paper

While the wind sings

And laughs at me.

Most things decline.

This mind

Will not stay.

Few will read my rhyme

When I have gone away.

Yet I have this day

Of Autumn

Where the wind blows, momentarily,

And I am caught

In inner talk

All is temporary

Save for the breeze

Who sings

Eternally.

A Thoughtful New Goodreads Review of Shadows and Birdsong

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I was very touched to read this new review of Shadows and Birdsong on Goodreads. Andrew Frank — who describes himself as “not a great follower of poetry” — found the book while sitting alone in a pub, and connected deeply with several poems.

He writes about:

“Umbrella” — a chance encounter that might have become something meaningful
“A Blackbird Sings” — which he reads as the pain of a long‑lost lover
“The Lady Behind the Bar” — a moment of emotional contrast between someone moving forward and someone feeling stuck

He ends with a gentle invitation: he’s still sitting in the bar with a copy, happy to discuss the poems further.

You can read his full review here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/8934320938

To Walk Barefoot

Shadows and Birdsong featured on East Croydon Cool

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I’m grateful to East Croydon Cool for promoting my new poetry collection Shadows and Birdsong by featuring my poem “Caught Up in Thoughts of Work”. You can see their Instagram post here: https://www.instagram.com/p/DdGqxRyMNgs/?hl=en-gb

A Great Review of My Poetry Collection, Shadows and Birdsong

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I was extremely pleased to receive another wonderful review of my recently released poetry collection, Shadows and Birdsong.

“… I personally liked Should I Shed a Tear and Umbrella, but Heart to Heart I loved them all …”

To read the review in full, please visit: https://echoesinanemptyroom.com/2026/09/08/shadows-and-birdsong-by-k-morris/

A Poem From My Recently Released Poetry Collection, Shadows and Birdsong

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On 10 August, I published my poetry collection Shadows and Birdsong, which is available in Kindle and paperback. You can find it here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0HDQ9QK3Z/

To listen to me reading one of the poems from Shadows and Birdsong — Caught Up in Thoughts of Work — on TikTok, please click here: https://www.tiktok.com/@kevinmorrispoet/video/7660016517932682518

If you do read Shadows and Birdsong, please consider leaving a review.

At the Edge of the Churchyard

Lassoed

Temporarily

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The heat has passed,

Temporarily.

The rain

Turns the grass

Green again.

Autumn draws near.

Another year

Will come.

But, if I am no longer here

Will it still be so?

Philosophers go

Down rabbit holes.

While I see