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Robert Melliard
Member since June 12, 2014
Member for 11 years, 3 months
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About Me
About me
Studied at Cambridge University but failed to take advantage of that privilege in my working life. Living in Spain. Married with three grown-up children who all have reasonably good jobs! Marriage a bit shaky but just about surviving. Soon to be grandparent.
Location: Asturias, Spain
Favorite Poets
Chaucer
Shakespeare
Du Bellay
Metaphysicals
Petrarch
Dante
Baudelaire
Lorca
Becquer
Coleridge
Recent Work
| Created | Updated | Type | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| poem | Switch Off | ||
| poem | The Fight | ||
| poem | As I Write | ||
| poem | The Thrill Is Gone | ||
| poem | To My Grandchild (From Afar) | ||
| poem | Worry | ||
| poem | Right Now | ||
| poem | An Attempt To Be More Poetic | ||
| poem | When She's Away | ||
| poem | This Economic Crisis |
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Workshops
| Skill level: | ||||
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| Renga 9 "Hatred's Legacy" | (syllabus) | Wading Pool, Splash Pool, Olympic Pool, Plunge Pool | Started 2014-08-04 | Concluded |