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Poet Kevin Morris on World Poetry

On Thursday 19th March I hosted a segment on the World Poetry Reading Series World Poetry Cafe March 19 2026 with Kevin Morris by VictorSchwartzman | Mixcloud. During my section of the podcast I read William Wordsworth’s the Solitary Reaper which is one of my favourite poems. In addition, I recited a number of my own poems and talked about my poetry.

 

To listen to the show please follow the above link. My bit starts some 20 minutes into the podcast.

Poetry and Historical Fiction on the World Poetry Cafe

On Thursday 29th January, I appeared on the World poetry Café together with the author of “Through the Roman Gate”, a historical novel which is available to purchase in the Kindle store. The book sounds like a fascinating read and I will be downloading it onto my Kindle.

 

During my segment of the podcast I read a number of my recently published work and talked about what inspires me to compose poetry.

 

To listen to the podcast please visit https://flashfiction2.substack.com/p/world-poetry-cafe-jan-29-kevin-morris?utm_source=podcast-email%2Csubstack&publication_id=5716717&post_id=186013381&utm_campaign=email-play-on-substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=play_card_post_title&r=dv63h&triedRedirect=true. My segment appears approximately 27 minutes in.

 

I am grateful to Ariadne Sawyer and Victor for hosting me on the World Poetry Café.

Poet Kevin Morris’s Spoken Word Poetry

In addition to this blog, I also record many of my poems on TikTok. Below are a selection of some of them. While you don’t need to subscribe to TikTok to view videos, in order to comment and like content a TikTok account is necessary. If you enjoy what you hear do please consider subscribing:

 

Two Voices: A Poetic Journey Through Nature and City | TikTok

My Old Clock: A Poetic Reflection on Time | TikTok

An Acrostic by Poet Kevin Morris #poetryreading #spokenwordpoetry #fy… | TikTok

Cupid’s Bow

She wore heels

And brought a short

Dress to fulfil his fantasy.

 

 

They drank wine

To kill the time

And hide

The emptiness they both denied.

 

His transfer

Made everything fair and square.

And no arrow fell

From Cupid’s bow.

With the Dark

With the dark

And the light

In my heart

I make art.

 

I play a part.

The stage light

Illumines the night.

 

For a while

I smile

Then comes the dark.

 

 

The Autumn Dark

The Autumn dark is coming down.

One day I will drown

And leave the night

And the light.

For I am bound by dark

And will not fight

The inevitable  night.

I Shall Not Romanticise

On opening my mum’s back door

I hear the rain pour.

I shall not romanticise

Rain or death.

Man dies

And some are left bereft

Listening to the rain.

Hanging Baskets

The flowers are finished in the hanging baskets

That beautified in summertime.

 

 

Now the autumn has come

And I hear knocks

From dead things in the rain and wind.

 

 

The clock on the wall

Makes  a steady tick

As flowers continue to fall.

Writing

I like to write

But sometimes the rhymes won’t come.

In the morning sun

I have written of pretty flowers

Who know not hours

And clocks that tick the day away.

 

At times I write

Of midnight doors where young women knock

And pause for a while

(but never stop).

 

My verse makes readers smile

While others curse.

But I can not deny

That sometimes the rhymes

Just won’t come.