Category Archives: Poetry

Visual Poetry #5: Repetition

Posted on March 26, 2013 by jfderry

I am so lucky to “know” some people. I say “know”, rather than know, because they are online friends (essentially via Twitter), and I have never had the pleasure of meeting them in person. However, their friendship has overwhelmed me … Continue reading →

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I Hold That Face, And Adore It

Posted on August 16, 2012 by jfderry

It all started on 7th June of this year when Cargo Publishing tweeted about their book to commemorate the 1962 Writers’ Conference held in Edinburgh, Our 1962 Conference Book a preview! But we need your help. Anyone know who the … Continue reading →

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The Piper of Loos #3

Posted on April 4, 2012 by jfderry

Copy of blog post at 26Treasures written to accompany a visual poem to appear at the National Museum of Scotland, alongside Piper Laidlaw’s medal display. I was a typical prepubescent boy: Commando comics, stenn gun sticks, fir cone grenades. Incongruously violent games…

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Publications

Posted on March 18, 2012 by jfderry

Hello. Here is a rolling (i.e., will be updated) list of my publications, of both academic and popular writing. It’s mainly academic based at present as that is my background, but I hope you will witness a gradual move in…

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26Treasures Trove

Posted on January 26, 2012 by jfderry

The 26Treasures project at the National Museum of Scotland is coming to a close, but will live on in the subsequent Unbound book. It was a great honour and pleasure to be a part of it. The response to my … Continue reading →

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Visual Poetry #4: Relief Work

Posted on October 28, 2011 by jfderry

The incumbent genius over at Kerosene101 has worked their magic once again on another of my poems. They previously metamorphosed The Music of the Words, Down and Follow / Your / Heart out of recognition, from linear, 1-dimensional sketches, into magnificent (even though I … Continue reading →

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The Piper of Loos #3

Posted on October 4, 2011 by jfderry

Copy of blog post at 26Treasures written to accompany a visual poem to appear at the National Museum of Scotland, alongside Piper Laidlaw’s medal display.

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The Piper of Loos #2

Posted on August 22, 2011 by jfderry

The following, plus the previous post, are to accompany my guest blog post at 26Treasures, itself written to accompany a piece soon to be displayed alongside Daniel Laidlaw‘s medals in the National Museum of Scotland.

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The Piper of Loos #1

Posted on August 22, 2011 by jfderry

The following, plus the next post, are to accompany my guest blog post at 26Treasures, itself written to accompany a piece soon to be displayed alongside Daniel Laidlaw‘s medals in the National Museum of Scotland.