Category Archives: musings

Announcement of the winner of the competition to win a free, signed copy of my Selected Poems

Yesterday (9 September), I posted offering my readers the opportunity to enter a competition to win a free, signed copy of my “Selected Poems”, https://kmorrispoet.com/2019/09/09/im-offering-a-free-paperback-copy-of-my-book/. I am delighted to announce that Debbie Jones wins a signed paperback of my book. Many congratulations to Debbie and my sincere thanks to the other entrants. The answer to the question is, the great Oscar Wilde!

Please do check out Debbie’s blog, which can be found here, https://gloriasmud.com/.

I’m offering a free Paperback copy of my book!

To be in with a chance of winning a free signed copy of my recently released book ‘The Selected Poems of K Morris’, please answer the following question:
Who composed ‘The Ballad of Reading Gaol’?

The rules:
1. Only one copy of my selected poems is available.
2. The first person to provide the correct answer wins a free copy of my book.
3. The competition is open to readers worldwide!
4. Please do not leave the answer in the comments section below this post (as other people will be able to read your answer!). Please send your answers to kmorris poet (at) gmail dot com (the address is given in this manner to avoid spam).
5. The competition closes on the 30th September, at 12pm UK time. Entries received after this date will not be considered.

You can find my selected poems here for the UK and here for the US.

To read a recent review of my book please visit here.

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 In addition a number of previously unpublished poems are included in this book.The poems range from those dealing with nature to others, which touch on the passage of time and mortality.

New Free Book Promotions added!

My book ‘Samantha’ is available to download for free from the 11th – 15th of September, and can be found here for the UK and here for the US.

“Samantha tells the story of a young girl forced into prostitution in the city of Liverpool. Can Sam’s love for Peter, a man she meets in a nightclub, save her? Or will Sam end her life in the murky waters of Liverpool’s Albert Dock?”

Samantha by [Morris, K.]

My book ‘The Suspect and other tales’ is also free to download, from the 16th – 20th of September, and can be found here for the UK and here for the US.

“Tales of the unexpected, ranging from stories of crime and vengeance through to ghostly happenings in an ancient mansion.”

The Suspect and other tales by [Morris, K]

A mention and The Poetry Jukebox

I was delighted to receive a mention on the blog of Giles L. Turnbull poet, regarding my recently released “Selected Poems”.

Giles also mentions the Poetry Jukebox who are seeking submissions from poets who identify as being disabled.

For Giles’s post please click here, http://gilesturnbullpoet.com/2019/09/08/speaking-of-poetry/

Gazelle

Graceful as a gazelle.
Tall and slim.
He knows well
That she is not for him.

Perhaps a man ought
Not to sin in thought
When he knows well
That a gazelle
Is not for him.
But what harm
To dream of the charm
Of a gazelle?
For all our lust
Must end in dust
And life is too short
To concern oneself with ought.

Vita Brevis Press is seeking submissions for new anthology

Vita Brevis Press are seeking submissions for an anthology centred around the themes of pain and renewal.

The submission period is open september-october.

To find out more or to submit, please follow this link https://vitabrevisliterature.com/anthology-submission/

Some Wear Their Heart Upon Their Sleeve

Some wear their heart upon their sleeve
And the world does grieve
To see such display.
Others go a different way
And conceal
Their guile
Behind a smile.
While poets may reveal
What does lie
In their heart
Through their art,
So readers may see,
Or not as the case may be.

I Am Going Home

I am going home
Today,
Alone
(Save for my dog).
I have been away
For a week or so,
And will be sad
To go
But glad
To return by train.

One day, I shall travel unfamiliar terrain
And find a new home.
I will be
Alone,
But shall I see
A confined space, with a stone
Above?
Or shall I know god’s love?
Or simply die
And be,
No longer I?

Some Go Without A Mack

Some go without a mack
For they disdain
The fickle rain.
They take great pride
In the bareback
Ride.
Of course
The horse
Or mare
So ridden
Will thrill.
But, take care
For the desire
To play with the forbidden,
fire
May, also kill.