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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.

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

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

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At the edge of the churchyard

I pause as a solitary bird sings.

Spring has long gone.

And early Autumn says all ways

End in the churchyard.

The traffic passes.

 

Lassoed

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When a young lady whose morals are loose

Went and lassoed me with her noose,

And I said, “honey,

I don’t have money!”

That girl she cut me loose!

A4 Star Review of my Poetry Collection Shadows and Birdsong

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I was delighted to receive this 4 star review of my recently released poetry collection Shadows and Birdsong:

 

“Kevin Morris’s latest poetry collection, Shadows and Birdsong, is a meditation on aging and mortality, familiar territory for readers who have read his previous collections. What sets this collection apart is a refining and deepening of Morris’s craft. The approaches to the transience of life are more varied, the rhyme schemes more sophisticated …”. To read the review on Goodreads please follow this link Elizabeth Gauffreau’s review of Shadows and Birdsong | Goodreads

Launch of Shadows and Birdsong on the World Poetry Cafe

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I was delighted to appear on the World Poetry Café to celebrate the birthday of the show’s tech, Victor, and to launch my recently published poetry collection, Shadows and Birdsong, which is available in Kindle and paperback.

 

To listen to the podcast please follow this link https://www.mixcloud.com/VictorSchwartzman/world-poetry-cafe-august-20-kevin-morris-and-victors-81-birthday/

. My segment starts approximately 20 minutes in.

 

To download a sample or to purchase Shadows and Birdsong please click here https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HDQ9QK3Z/

 

Another Great Review of Shadows and Birdsong

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On 10 August, I released my poetry collection, Shadows and Birdsong, which is available in Kindle and paperback.

 

I was pleased to receive this wonderful review of Shadows and Birdsong https://audreydriscoll.com/2026/08/18/new-release-shadows-and-birdsong-by-k-morris/