Gemini Dragon
A selection of shorter poems from around this web-site.
Download - geminiDragon.pdf
The Silver Rose
The Silver Rose the story of my perrenial questings through the beauties of the sonnet form. En route I discovered two of those fabled flowers, which then help'd to fuel me on my adventures.
THE SILVER ROSE
In the last week of November, 1998, the Silver Rose found a second flower upon a journey through England
Download - THE SILVER ROSE.pdf
IMPERATRIX
A Grand Sequanza of Sonnets concerning the history of the British Empire
Download - IMPERATRIX.pdf
THE RETURN OF THE ROSE
The Silver Rose returns, travelling round India, Britain & Italy before returning to India to complete his education in the sonnet form
Download - THE RETURN OF THE ROSE.pdf
THE LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS
Among the side effects of plucking a silver rose, a poet will find themself with the esoteric ability to speak the language of the flowers
Download - The Language of Flowers.pdf
THE GRAND TOUR
A poem written in Ottava Rima to celebrate the discovery of my first Silver Rose, on the clifftops over Portovenere
Download - The Grand Tour.pdf
A CENTURY OF E-MAILS FROM AN ENGLISH SONNETEER
While pursuing my interest in the sonnet I happened to notice that I was travelling the world. These are the emails that I sent to friends and family along the way...
Download - epic_emails.pdf
Prose
Poets dont just write poems, y'know - they like an occasional dabble with the paragraph as well!
CABAL
My first completed novel tells the story of the Berchtesgaden Cabal, the secret society that rules the world, & its bringing down by a funky gang of hippies.
Download - caball.pdf
GETTIN LAID'
A lads guide to pullin' the fairer sex
Download - Gettin' Laid.pdf
YOUNG ROSES
In 1994 the Stone Roses were elusively recording their ne album - Second Coming - oblivious to the fact that two young lads had set out to find out what the hell was going on
Download - YOUNG ROSES.pdf
TROUBLE AT MILL
An extract from the novel FADERS - where our train jumping hero TJ Jones dodges gangsters & the cops while raving it up in Sheffield
Download - Trouble At Mill.pdf
FANNY & MEDUSA
A short story co-written with Glenda Rome
Download - FANNY & MEDUSA.pdf
NOSTRADAMIAN INTERPRETATIONS
A series of elucidations on the prophecies of Nostradamus, matching them to actual events in history
Download - Nostradamian Interpretations.pdf
Epic Poems
The Epic poem is the pinnacle of the craft, where all facets of art & existance are drawn together in a single work of art
AXIS & ALLIES
The world's first global epic, 15,000 lines long, telling the story of War from Troy to Armageddon
Download - axisallies.pdf
THE SCOTIAD - abridged
An Epic Poem for Scotland
Download - THE SCOTIAD - abridged.pdf
THE LEGEND OF ROME
The Legend of Rome is a lyrical journey through the annals of the great classical empire that was Rome, beginning with the Trojan War & ending with the sack of Rome, 500 AD.
Download - legendofrome.pdf
DRAGON SONGS
An Epic Poem for Wales
Download - DRAGONSONGS.pdf
THE MALTIAD
An epic poem for the island of Malta
Download - The Maltiad.pdf
More Poetry
No Nay Never
A history of Burnley Football Club, from its industrial origins to the recent championship playoff triumph.
UP THE CLARETS !
Download - no_nay_never.pdf
The Ballad Of Rabbie Burns
Selected duans from my lyrical biography of Scotlands National Bard.
Download - Ballad_Of_Rabbie.pdf
KURAL - Abridged
The Great Treatise on the Art of Living by Thiruvalluvar, translated into modern English
Download - KURAL - Abridged.pdf
THE RAJ AND THE ROSE
A poetical account of my adventuring around the four corners of India; from Mumbai in the west, Kannayakamari in the south, the Andaman Islands in the east and the Himalayas on the north.
Download - therajandtherose.pdf
THE MUSICAL LAGOON
This collection is my version of a modern anthology, the short set-pieces that mark the poetry of the modern age.
Download - themusicallagoon.pdf
EPYLLIADS
Three longer poems - the Gospel of Perseus, Pantheon & Bonnie Prince Charlie
Download - Epylliads.pdf
Lyrical Essays
More prose, this time with a slightly didactic bent
POETICAL ESSAYS
These essays were worked on & completed during my stay on the Sicilian island of Marettimo, winter 2006-07. In them are contained many of my thoughts, theories & contributions concerning the poetic arts.
Download - poeticalessays.pdf
ESSAYS
Three essays; Nietzche:the Nazi prophet, The Age of Mars & the Tunguskan fireball
Download - ESSAYS.pdf
TRANSLATING THIRUKKURAL
An essay describing the nuances of translating an ancient Tamil text
Download - Translating Thirukkural.pdf
I offer you a fond welcome to my website. Over the past decade or so I have dedicated myself to art of writing, especially poetry. As I am now entering my thirties I thought it would be prudent to record my work so far.
. I hope you enjoy the words.
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A wee montage of performance poetry, from the Wicker Man to the Whittinghame Estate
The 'Match of the Day' version of my musical, Alibi. You can get the full version at http://www.damotunes.co.uk/alibi.html
For sale during 2010 is the world's first full calendar of haiku. The twin pillars of haiku writing are solitude & nature, & my residence, Heather Lodge, has both in abundance. I set about writing a haiku for every day of the year, the seasons progressing steadily through every new line. An example of the haiku can be found at http://www.sondra.net/al/vol13/1315AugustHaiku.htm
The calendar is on sale in Great Britain at £5 (plus P&P)- please send me an email (yodamo@hotmail.com) if you wish to order. International orders are also welcome.
