Author Archives: donmatthewspoetry

I Regret to Advise

I regret to advise the collaborationbetween FCS and EIF has hit a bump and come unstuck Sadly, the widely-read and much-enjoyed Monday trilogies on EIF will no longer be appearing Understandably , Skip, Priscilla and Ralph are distraughtover the sudden and unexpected closure of EIF’s Holiday Camp They have greatly enjoyed their 6-month holiday thereContinue reading “I Regret to Advise”

Two Poems About Daffodils

I saw a lovely poem on the Yorkshire duo site about daffodils in the north and thought it would be nice to write one telling you about the current plight of our daffodils here in the south (thankyou to you both for the inspiration)…. From the north first : Tiny yellow trumpets, Heralding the Spring.Continue reading “Two Poems About Daffodils”

FCS Daily Music Video – ‘Biko’ Peter Gabriel, Playing for Change

Bantu Stephen Biko (18 December 1946 – 12 September 1977) was a South African anti-apartheid activist. He was at the forefront of a grassroots anti-apartheid campaign known as the Black Consciousness Movement during the late 1960s and 1970s. Biko died at the hands of the police. In October 2003, South Africa’s justice ministry announced that the five policemen would not beContinue reading “FCS Daily Music Video – ‘Biko’ Peter Gabriel, Playing for Change”