Writing Archives - Doug Woods

The Bench, Arthur’s Story

Every day, straight after school, my mates and I would run to the pub. Not to get a drink, we were all underage and still in school uniform, but because that is where the nearest bus stop was. If we were lucky, we would catch the first bus, especially if it was running a little…… Continue reading The Bench, Arthur’s Story

On Seeing a Flower Frozen in Frost

On Seeing a Flower Frozen in Frost Today I saw the first flower flattened By the frosty frozen foot of winter. Is it a mem’ry of pleasantness past Or a harbinger of what is to come? Think back to summers and springs I have had Sunlit in smiles and warmly relaxing. Imagine dim dull winters…… Continue reading On Seeing a Flower Frozen in Frost

Love in a City (a poem)

You may recall that I recently explored my attic and found a folder full of poetry from my teenage years. Here is another of those poems. Once more it is a ‘dark’ image; as so many of them seem to be. Again, it is crap but it is my crap. Love in a CityThe silver…… Continue reading Love in a City (a poem)

The Poetry Workshop

The other morning I went along to a poetry workshop, it was the first I had ever attended. Being my first, I was unsure what to expect. This is what happened. … We met in the cafe of an old theatre. There were seven of us in all; four I had met before, two new…… Continue reading The Poetry Workshop

I Once Wrote Some Poems part 2

I handed my poetry to my English teacher… It was two weeks before I got it back. I had expected red marks and comments on each poem, I had expected some grade, some pointers, some advice. Instead, all I got was; “Thank you for letting me read your work.” I’m not sure if that was…… Continue reading I Once Wrote Some Poems part 2

I Once Wrote Some Poems then Suddenly Stopped

When I was younger, I wrote some poems, received praise and had them published. Then I suddenly stopped. This is the story … I blame my English teacher at school. He was responsible for starting this all off. When I was fifteen or sixteen and still at school, our English teacher gave the class a…… Continue reading I Once Wrote Some Poems then Suddenly Stopped

Speech Writing

There are many different types of speech and almost as many different ways of writing a speech. Like all good speech writers, I like to vary my approach according to the nature of the speech to be written. I tend to follow 3 criteria when writing a speech; The person delivering the speech The occasion…… Continue reading Speech Writing