John Feakins
John Feakins is sixty-seven and single. He grew up in London and studied languages and literature. He spent forty years teaching EFL in the UK and abroad. His hobbies include walking, history, especially The Second World War, cooking, Real Ale and watching rugby. In the last six years he has entered poetry competitions and won runners-up prizes at the Bridport and Strokestown Poetry Festivals. He has had poems published in a number of magazines, including Brittle Star. His next ambition is to get a pamphlet published and also to write comic novels and short stories.
Was Published in -
Dancing with Delsie
and other poems
ISBN 1-905599-49-3
£8.99 (plus £1 p&p)
Authors Pre-Order Special Offer £5.00 and FREE p&p. Pay with PayPal (Accepts credit and debit cards. No account needed.) Use button below.
Order from Leaf Books and pay with PayPal (Accepts credit and debit cards. No account needed.)
Haiku-Man to the rescue! And things along those lines. From South African odysseys to waltzes in wheelchairs via allegorical toasters, Dancing with Delsie and other poems contains all the splendidly multifarious winning entries from Leaf Books’ second
poetry competition of 2008.
her legs are like tree trunks
motionless and solid
‘let’s dance’ she said
with arms in the air
swaying like palm trees
when the wind blows
across a purple sea
Extract from runner-up ‘Dancing with Delsie’ by Sally James.