If poetry is jazz then this is punk rock. A collection of poetry which is full of attitude, hard edged, sometimes funny, sometimes uncomfortable but impossible to ignore."Dave Pitt writes from the heart and performs his work with energy and passion. Funny and thoughtful. From the laugh out loud punchlines of poems like Perfect Woman to the lyrical love poem that is 'Tattooed Bride', Pitt offers us his distinct world view. Not to be missed."Emma Purshouse (writer and performa...

In 2020 and 2021 I was Poet in Resident for the IPDA (International Professional Development Association) conference. Both years saw me react with poems on the themes and issues raised during the event.In 2021 the conference had the theme, "Marginalised Voices in Contemporary Times". A theme I already have strong feelings and a bit of an obsession about.This eBook contains the three poems I created for IPDA 2021 and includes other poems I have written which fit into the the...

Anything can be accomplished by taking it one step at a time but some people take too many steps and find things they shouldn't and after that, when do the steps stop?

A drunken night out, a game of pool and the inevitable consequences of drinking on an empty head.

A man looks at the place where he had his first job and memories emerge. Memories of scally lads, handbags and razorblades.

"Tonight I saw the worst comedian ever, Scott Shipley."But the person some think is awful is loved by others. And for a performer who is going through the motions the unpredictable Shipley might be the inspiration he needs.

Luke doesn't feel well. The walls are breathing. The tic toc won't stop. Everywhere there are waves. But then he finds help, and hindrance.

You may now be bored of the novelty of a free bus pass, hair may be growing in unusual places and you’ll never make it through the late night feature without nodding off.On the bright side, you can look forward to tearing up the pavement on your own top-of-the-range mobility scooter.

A young man reluctantly on his way to an online date, tries to strike up a conversation with a girl on the tube. Despite her initial reluctance, she opens up slightly when she finds out his destination. As the train carries them onwards, both find their conversation moving them towards an unexpected conclusion.

Life is changing on all fronts for the two young mates, some changes are good, others not so much…DestinTime is flying by. With every week filled to the max, I barely have time to breathe some days. The house is almost done, it’s nearly livable, and we’ve started on the final touches, before buying furniture and things like that.But that also means that Seb’s pregnancy is progressing quickly and it becomes clearer and clearer by the...

Artist Cyra O'Grady is very pleased with her life, one might almost say smug, until that fateful day when a dumper truck, complete with idiot driving it, demolishes part of her new extension.Cyra's efforts to interest the police, fire service and council come to naught in a fog of incompetence and bureaucracy.Cyra is distraught until she thinks of her friends. Surely they will rally round to help her in this time of crisis. Won't they?

The magic's in the dance and the dance goes on.Dad stopped drinking the day my sister was born. He called her his angel, and the booze didn't take him back until she died. He came drunk to the funeral, crying and roaring, loud enough for two parents, loud enough to make up for Mam's silence. At the end, the men had to hold him back, or he'd have thrown himself in the grave.