
Kevin Morris and his guide dog Trigger socialising with friends

Kevin Morris and Trigger by Tivoli Lodge, a historic building approx. 10 minutes from his home.
A BRIEF BIOGRAPHY:
The purpose of this website (kmorrispoet.com) is to showcase my writing. Please see below for a brief biography.
I was born in the city of Liverpool on 6th January 1969. Having attended The Royal School for the Blind and St. Vincent’s School for the Blind in Liverpool, I went on to read History and Politics at the University College of Swansea.
Having graduated with a BA (Joint Honours), and an MA in Political Theory, I moved to London where I now live and work.
Being visually impaired, I use screen reading software called Job Access with Speech (JAWS) which converts text into speech and braille, enabling me to use a Windows laptop.
Much of my poetry is written in my home, which overlooks a historic park in Upper Norwood/Crystal Palace, a suburb of Greater London.
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Reviews of my books can be seen here. If you would like to contact me please click here.
MY BOOKS:
The Selected Poems of K Morris
This book encompasses poems composed between 2013-19. The poems included here have been selected from ‘Lost in the Labyrinth of my Mind’, ‘My Old Clock I Wind and other poems’, ‘The Writer’s Pen and other poems’, ‘Dalliance; a collection of poetry and prose’, ‘Refractions’, and ‘The Girl who Wasn’t There’. In addition a number of previously unpublished poems are included in this book.The poems range from those dealing with nature to others, which touch on the passage of time and mortality.
For the Kindle edition, please visit here for the UK and here for the US.
For the Paperback, please visit here for the UK and here for the US.
THE WRITERS PEN AND OTHER POEMS
A collection of 44 poems encompassing the passing of the years, nature, man’s place in the world and politics.
For ‘The Writers Pen and other poems’ eBook, visit here for the UK and here for the US.
For the paperback version of ‘The Writers Pen and other poems’, please visit here for the UK and here for the US.
For the audio book version of ‘The Writers Pen and other poems’, please visit here for the UK and here for the US. For Canada, please visit here
It can also be found on iTunes here.
To listen to my interview on Vancouver co-op radios ‘World Poetry Reading Series’, in which I discuss and read from ‘The Writers’ Pen’, please visit here.
MY OLD CLOCK I WIND AND OTHER POEMS
“My Old Clock I Wind” is a collection of 74 new and original poems by Kevin Morris. It contains both melancholy and more cheerful pieces contrasting the fact that We can enjoy life but at the same time cannot escape its inevitable end.
We laugh
As we pass
Along life’s path.
There are tears too
Its true,
For me and you
My friend,
For every year
Must have it’s end.
“My Old Clock” is available in paperback and ebook formats from Moyhill Publishing,
It can also be found in the Amazon Kindle store, Amazon.com and Amazon UK.
And can now also be obtained in Audio Book format at Audible UK, Canada and USA
THE FIRST TIME
In this collection of short stories I explore why young women enter the world of prostitution while other stories look at what happens when the worlds of sex and technology collide. In “The First Time”, the first story in this collection, we meet Becky a young graduate who enters the world of prostitution in order to clear her debts. The story looks at the effects of prostitution on Becky and her fellow escort and friend Julie. In “The Pain Behind the Smile” Issie presents her friend, Peter with a birthday cake, however things are not what they seem. In “Lucy” the acquaintances of a crusty old bachelor speculate how he could attract and retain the affections of a beautiful young woman. As with “The Pain Behind the Smile” things are far from what they seem. “Hemlock” explores what happens when machines attain the capacity to appreciate high culture. The story is both humorous and deeply serious.
For The First Time please visit for Amazon UK or Amazon US
SAMANTHA
Samantha tells the story of a young girl forced into prostitution in the city of Liverpool. The story examines the physical and psychological effects of forced prostitution on Sam. Can Sam survive or will she end her life in the murky waters of Liverpool’s Albert Docks?
For Samantha please visit Amazon US or Amazon UK
AN ACT OF MERCY AND OTHER STORIES
A collection of dark and intriguing tales encompassing blackmail, murder and sex.
For An act of mercy and other stories please visit Amazon US or Amazon UK
STING IN THE TAIL AND OTHER STORIES
A collection of short stories, many of which have an unexpected twist in the tale. The stories range from ghostly happenings through to tales of crime and moral conflict.
For Sting in the tail and other stories, visit Amazon US or Amazon UK
STREET WALKER AND OTHER STORIES
In this collection of flash fiction we meet a variety of characters, many of whom have been deeply damaged by life. The stories range from a young prostitute who walks the dangerous streets of London to tales of vengeance and comeuppance. Serious issues of abuse of power are touched upon. Anyone who is looking for a comfortable read should avoid this book.
For Street Walker and other stories please visit Amazon UK or Amazon US
THE SUSPECT AND OTHER TALES:
Tales of the unexpected, ranging from stories of crime and vengeance through to ghostly happenings in an ancient mansion.
For The Suspect and other tales please visit Amazon UK or Amazon US
DALLIANCE; A COLLECTION OF POETRY AND PROSE
In this collection of poetry and prose the intimate connections between the natural world and humanity are explored, while a number of pieces are of a humorous nature.
For Dalliance; a collection of poetry and prose please visit Amazon US or Amazon UK
THE GIRL WHO WASN’T THERE AND OTHER POEMS
The great Oscar Wilde remarked, “We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars”.
Many of the poems in this collection portray people struggling in life’s gutter.
“Lonely men of a certain age” hear the voices of young women and yearn for something beyond “sterile sitting rooms”, while to the prostitute, its all about “handbags and shoes”, even if her “choice” leads to the woman “drowning in booze”.
Anyone who likes dark poetry will, it is hoped, gain something from this collection.
For ‘The girl who wasn’t there and other poems‘ please visit Amazon US or Amazon UK
‘The girl who wasn’t there’ book trailer:
LOST IN THE LABYRINTH OF MY MIND
A collection of poems about nature, love, and life in general.
For ‘Lost in the labyrinth of my mind’ please visit Amazon UK or Amazon US
For tbe print edition please visit: http://moyhill.com/lost/
For my interview on Croydon Radio, in which I discuss my collection of poetry ‘Lost in the labyrinth of my mind’, please visit here. My interview is roughly 20 minutes in duration.
REFRACTIONS
“The poet may redact
The light that through his poem does refract.
But the reader will therein construe
That she believes to be true”.
Light refracts causing confusion as to where it is going in the same
way that poems do. What the reader thinks the poet means and
what he actually does are often 2 rather different things but readers
will, none the less draw their own conclusions (eroneous or
otherwise).
For ‘Refractions’ please visit Amazon UK or Amazon US
LINKS TO MY GUEST POSTS:
Many thanks to everyone who has kindly hosted me on their blogs. It is very much appreciated. For links to my guest posts please see below.
For my guest post on Chris The Story Reading Ape’s blog please visit: http://thestoryreadingapeblog.com/2014/02/06/guest-author-kevin-morris-2/
For my guest post on Linze Brandon’s blog, managing online distractions please visit: http://linzebrandon.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/managing-online-distractions-guest-post.html
For my guest post on Cupitonians please visit: http://cupitonians.wordpress.com/2014/01/07/guest-blog-why-i-write/
For my guest post on Cupitonians on ‘Dalliance’ please visit: https://cupitonians.wordpress.com/2015/01/21/guest-blog-dalliance/
For my other guest post on Cupitonians please visit: https://cupitonians.wordpress.com/2015/04/15/last-5-years-by-new-author-online/
For my author interview on Smorgasboard Invitation (Sally G. Cronin) please visit: https://smorgasbordinvitation.wordpress.com/2015/04/12/the-sunday-show-defining-moments-with-kevin-morris/
For my interview on Authors Interviews please visit: http://authorsinterviews.wordpress.com/2014/10/19/here-is-my-interview-with-kevin-morris/
For my post on my collection of poetry and prose, ‘Dalliance‘ on Chris the Story Reading Apes blog please visit http://thestoryreadingapeblog.com/2015/02/01/read-about-author-kevin-morris-explaining-his-poetry/
For Sally’s post regarding my collection of poetry ‘Lost in the labyrinth of my mind’, please visit: https://smorgasbordinvitation.wordpress.com/2016/01/28/new-book-fanfare-poetry-lost-in-the-labyrinth-of-my-mind-by-kevin-morris/
For the appearance of my guide dog Trigger in ‘Pet of the Week’ on Sally’s blog please visit: https://smorgasbordinvitation.wordpress.com/2016/08/18/pet-of-the-week-trigger-right-hand-man-of-poet-kevin-morris/
I hope you enjoy reading my books together with the stories and other posts on this blog.
Kevin
Awesome. Congrats on your book. Good luck on your journey. Thank you for stopping by my blog. Cheers. 🙂
Many thanks for your comment and apologies for the delay in posting it. Your comment had, someone found it’s way into my spam folder but it is rescued now!
Good day to you Kevin. I have nominated you for an award.. check it out for more details here. 🙂
http://chicpress.wordpress.com/awards/
Hi Avi. Thanks so much for nominating me for an award. I don’t know what to say other than thank you. I love your writing and I hope that you will produce a book of your poetry. Kevin
It is something I hope to do as well. 🙂
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I would like to nominate you for Leibster Award! Follow the link to my site and then if you would like to accept the nomination follow the steps listed.
http://lifebeyondexaggeration.com/2013/03/19/ive-been-nominated/
Happy Blogging!
Many thanks for your nomination
Hi Kevin! I added your link and Logo in my main page of blog. If you are interested please add my link too. Thank you so much in advance.with regards!
Hi Kevin, (got it right this time) Thanks for dropping by my blog and following, you have quite a good blog here.
Cheers
Laurie.
Cheers for your comment Laurie and for following my blog. All the best, Kevin
Just happened to run into your blog. You have got a beautiful space running here. Loved some of your write-ups. Its very subtle. I guess I will be hanging around here a lot. 🙂 Great work
Many thanks for your kind words and for visiting my blog, best, Kevin
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I probably don’t say it as often as I should but your blog is very special to me and I’ve nominated you for 3 awards. Yes. Three. http://wp.me/sQUCq-rewarded . Much love!
Thank you so much for your kind words, they mean a lot to me and cheers also for the nominations. All the very best, Kevin
Thanks Kevin!
Also, I’m going to buy all of these as soon as there’s some money in the bank. And hope that they accept Indian money dollars.
Thank you, I hope you enjoy reading my books and I would love to hear what you think of them. Kind regards, Kevin
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Came here from Amelia’s blog (Mungi and the Goa) who reblogged from Jade’s Jungle. I wanted to give you a big cyber hug and tell you you’re an inspiration. Paulette
Hi Paulette. Thank you for your lovely comment. That means a lot to me. All the very best, Kevin
My pleasure. I’m now following you with great relish. I saw your bio on Amazon as well and see you’re from Liverpool. My father was born in Leeds and his family migrated to the U.S. beginning of the twentieth century. I have a great fondness for that area of the world.
Wishing you well and great success.
Your new friend,
Paulette
Really enjoying following you here reading what you offer. Thanks for liking my author blog too – I hope we chat soon. 🙂
Hi Jane. Thanks for following me and I am delighted that you are enjoying reading my blog. Look forward to chatting soon. All the best, Kevin
My pleasure, and thank you. Enjoy your day 🙂
Wow, it seems like you are already an accomplished writer! I’m looking forward to exploring your work. 🙂
Many thanks for your kind words and following my blog. Best wishes, Kevin
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Hi Kevin, thanks for sharing me with your story and leaving me such an inspiring comment on my blog. I guess experiences always leave us thankful for what we have right now.
Thanks once again for visiting and definitely hope for your visit in the future.
Take care meanwhile. 🙂
Thank you for your lovely comment and following my blog. I look forward to reading more of your posts. All the very best. Kevin
I love your blog’s tagline!
Many thanks! Kevin
Thanks for following my blog and the comments/likes. I’ve just skimmed through your site, but I’m going to follow and walk around a bit…
You have an interesting blog so you are welcome for the comments and likes. Thank you for following me at Newauthoronline. All the best. Kevin
I wish you good fortunes with your writing.
Many thanks for your good wishes. I very much appreciate your kind words. All the very best to you. Kevin
I saw your comment on https://nimbus432.wordpress.com/2015/03/04/parkinsons-the-starry-night-and-creativity/ and at risk of sounding stereotypical (but I promise, I’m not), how do you blog and write? I don’t mean, “how do you accomplish it;” I’d like to know what tools you use, if you don’t mind sharing.
My good friend recently had (successful) brain tumor removal, but unfortunately, although they “got it all,” it appears some nerves were damaged and she’s currently experiencing double vision. The doctors aren’t sure if she’ll regain sight or hearing (she’s also currently deaf in one ear). Double-or-nothing…when it comes to vision, which is better? I don’t know, but she’s not able to drive or read or write, and it makes her constantly feel dizzy and sick.
She’s a writer and musician by trade, so after reading your note, thought I’d ask for your advice regarding tools she can use if she’s permanently unable to see her computer screen.
Thanks so much, in advance!
Many thanks for your comment and for following my blog.
I use screen reading software called Job Access With Speech (JAWS) which converts text into speech and Braille enabling those unable to read print to interpret what is on screen. You don’t need to know Braille in order to use JAWS (the speech works just fine by itself). However, if a person is, as I am, a braille reader then a braille display can be hooked up to a computer. In fact I have a Braille display on my work computer but rely purely on speech when using my own (personal) home laptop. You can find further information on Jaws at the following link, http://www.freedomscientific.com/Products/Blindness/JAWS.
Apple products have Voiceover which can be activated from within settings. Voiceover reads the device’s screen allowing visually impaired people to hear books, brows the internet etc. The great thing about Voiceover is that it is included, free with Apple products unlike JAWS which is a priced product, (I.E. a blind person wanting to use JAWS would need to buy a standard Windows computer then, on top of that purchase Jaws while with Apple products you get the speech facility included).
I also own a Kindle which has a text to speech facility allowing me to have books read to me. Not all Kindles have this so its important to check prior to purchasing one.
I wish your friend the very best of luck. If I can help in any way please e-mail me at newauthoronline (at) gmail.com.
All the very best to you and your friend.
Kevin
Thank you so much for the information. I will definitely pass that on to her. Have you heard of Audible.com? I’m sighted, but I really like having someone else read to me. 🙂 If you don’t already have an account, you can get a free book. I highly recommend The Winds of War by Herman Wouk if you like historical fiction (and even if you don’t usually like it…I’m kind of wishy-washy about historical fiction in general, but this one is really good). It follows a family through the years preceding World War 2. The narrator is excellent. Enchantment by Orson Scott Card is funny and great brain candy. If you come across a book you think you’d like and wonder if it’s good, feel free to hit me up for a rating. Lincoln Hoppe is a fabulous narrator (you can also search for books by narrator). Sorry to head off on a tangent…reading is sort of an addiction. 🙂
You are very welcome. I’m glad it was helpful and if I can be of further help please don’t hesitate to ask. Many thanks for the book recommendations. I will check out the audio titles you mention. I have heard of Audible. It is, as you say a great service especially as most of the downloads are of full length books while, in contrast a lot of books on CD are only abridgements. You can lose so much when a book is abridged so I much prefer reading the entire work. As a child my grandfather and mum would, almost on a weekly basis buy spoken word cassettes for me, everything from Wuthering Heights through to The Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes. I still own many of those cassettes but with age a number of them have become warped with age.
Best wishes,
Kevin
Same here–in fact, my parents just found a box of tapes a couple months ago, and I had tears in my eyes as I sorted through them. It was sort of embarrassing, really, because everyone was standing there. My kids were like, “What’s in the box? Why are you crying?” Yeah…anyway, enjoy Audible–it’s a phenomenal site.
Have a lovely day!
Casey
Thanks for your comment. You too, have a lovely day. The weather is lovely here in the UK. Spring is, I think definitely on the way! Kevin
Thanks for the reblog!!
You are welcome. I really appreciate you having written the post. Kevin
Some interesting sounding books. Found your blog today via your post about an anthology for guide dogs for the blind. Good luck with the anthology and your books.
Many thanks for following my blog and checking out my books. I am now following your blog. All the best. Kevin
Thanks Kevin. Very kind. 🙂
Almost there, awesome challenger! https://theteendaydreamer.wordpress.com/2015/04/05/the-daydreamer-challenge-almost-there-now/
Thank you for your comment. I look forward to participating in the challenge. Kevin
thanks for the follow drewdog .. nice blog ..
Thank you for your comment. I look forward to following your blog. Kind regards. Kevin
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Your books sound thrilling! I’m really anxious to get reading! Thanks for sharing and good luck.
Thank you so much for your comment and following my blog. I am delighted that you want to read my books. Kindest regards. Kevin
Hi Kevin
Looks like I have struck gold here! First para in ‘About’ is what prompted me to read further. Twenty Twelve theme is elegant. Will explore you blog in more detail in the coming days.
Thanks
Narayan
Thank you so much for your kind words and following my blog. I look forward to reading your blog. Best. Kevin
F.a.n.t.a.s.t.I.c. Looking good! 😀
Thank you Tess! Kevin
You are welcome, Kevin.
Just remember if you don’t sound your own horn, no one else will. Love your blog. Thanks so much for stopping by my blog, and I’m glad you enjoyed my post. Look forward to seeing you again soon, doors always open at Jean’s Writing.
Many thanks for your comment and liking my blog. I look forward to reading more of your posts. Best. Kevin
Hi, Kevin! Just wanted to thank you for the reblog! See you around on WP, God bless you!
Hi Kunal. You are very welcome. It is a wonderful poem. All the best. Kevin
Thank you, Kevin! Hope your birthday was memorable? Cheers, take care!
Thanks. My birthday was on 6 January and I went out with friends for a drink and meal. From what I can remember it was a good evening. You to, take care. Kevin
Hi Kevin,
I am sure you have promotions already for your books, but I wanted to share the promotion I am running on my new blog. Here is the link https://aopinionatedman.com/book-promotions-harsh-reality/
If you are interested let me know! If not you can remove the comment if you wish. 🙂
Many thanks Jason. I will check out your link. Best. Kevin
No worries Kevin! Thanks for the response!
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Nice work Ken and congrats on the books too…aspiring in that direction myself…well, hoping to!
Found you via a post on Mostly Blogging. Thought I’d pop over and take a look and follow…hope you don’t mind and have a great rest of the weekend 😇
Hi Gary. Many thanks for following me at newauthoronline.com, I appreciate you popping over to say hello. The very best of luck with your writing and I look forward to checking out your blog in the coming days. Best. Kevin
Don’t ask me where I got Ken from…it clearly says Kevin on the post I picked you up from….sincere apologies! Thank for the wishes and the same to you too. Look forward to reading your posts 🙃
Dont worry about getting the name wrong, I’ve been called far worse (he said smiling)! Kevin
You and me both….but it was pretty curious given it clearly said you were Kevin…and post above and below weren’t influential…I worry about sanity at times 🤔
Recently in work I nearly called a colleague Lucy. Her name bares no resemblance whatsoever to Lucy so, if you worry about your sanity, perhaps we should form a club …!
I would not recommend such a mistake with an OH…that might cause some serious challenges and potential doubts upon the sanity escape clause 😁 Although a club of like minded people could be interesting…name badges compulsory otherwise it could get confusing with multiple Kevin’s and Lucy’s 🤔
‘The first time’ is having an intriguing plot. I’m looking forward to read it. 🙂
Congratulations for your published books and all the best for your future ones! 😀
Right now I’m short of time so have just gone through ‘About’ page. But I will surely go through your other blog posts soon. 🙂
Many thanks for your kind words and following me at newauthoronline.com. I really appreciate you checking out my work and look forward to taking a look at your website over the coming days. Kind regards. Kevin
Pleasure is all mine Kevin!😊😊
Wow Kevin, so glad I found your blog and your writing. I’ve just bought ‘Samantha’ as my protagonist becomes entangled in prostitution in Victorian Liverpool, so it will be good to read about it from a modern-day aspect. Just reading the sample on kindle, I can tell I’m going to enjoy it. It’s all research of course! 😀
Many thanks for purchasing “Samantha”, I really appreciate you doing so. I will be interested to read your book, prostitution is undoubtedly called “the world’s oldest profession” for a reason. Best, Kevin
Hi
Thank you so much for visiting my blog and following me 🙂
Trina
You are welcome. I look forward to reading your posts. Best wishes, Kevin
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Congratulations on your collection of books. What an achievement. I look forward to reading more of your work.
Thank you for your kind congratulations and for following me at newauthoronline. Best wishes – Kevin
You’re very welcome. Best wishes to you too, Tom.
Hello,
I’ve nominated you for a Liebster Award. If your blog is award free please accept this nomination as a compliment.
Thanks,
Rob Goldstein
Many thanks for your kind nomination of my blog for a Liebster Award. I very much appreciate the compliment. My blog is award free, however I am touched by your generosity in nominating me.
With kindest regards – Kevin
You’re welcome, Kevin. 🙂
Lovely update, Kevin. I have bought Lost in the labyrinth of my mind. I didn’t realise you had so many books. Well done.
Thank you, Robbie. I really appreciate you having bought “Lost in the Labyrinth of My Mind”.
Wow, Kevin, your list of books is wonderful. I must have visited you because I see me in your community. I’m here to visit your review of Robbie’s new poetry book. I just published my first poetry book and had a book launch yesterday! I would like to invite you to visit me. https://theshowersofblessings.com/2018/11/05/songs-of-heartstrings-book-launch/
Many thanks for your kind words and for visiting my blog and, in particular Robbie’s book post. Congratulations on the launch of your book.
Best wishes – Kevin Virus-free. http://www.avast.com
You’re welcome, Kevin!
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