Poems on the Web (8): Poetry Cow reads Charles Simic

Highland Cattle family on Insh Marshes near Kingussie

You might enjoy Poetry Cow reading The White Room, a poem by Charles Simic. If the first link to the Poetry Foundation is not working, you could try this one...

Competition Corner (6): Writelink Poetry

I was thrilled and delighted to gain Second Place in the latest Writelink poetry competition on the theme of 'Rivals'.

My poem is about the creatures on the Burges wallpaper at Knightshayes Court, a National Trust property near Tiverton.

I've been 'bumping along' for days with my dominant [left] arm in a sling following a fall on Skye - so this news really cheered me up. Incidentally, the form I used was the French Quatern. It was not a form I had tried before, but as many of you know, I love to experiment.

Creature Feature (15): Election Fever - Bill Oddie's Top 10

FORGET 'ANIMAL FARM': THESE ARE THE CUTE ONES!

I have taken a break from the Election in order to watch Bill Oddie's Top 10 'frights' and 'delights' in the world of wildlife. You can read about the programme here.

My favourite creature list would probably include the following (in no particular order):

• Cat
• Puffin
• Raccoon
  
• Pig
• Seal
• Dolphin
• Eagle
• Owl
• Kingfisher
• Pipistrelle

My least favourite creatures might include the following (in no particular order):

• Flea
• Wasp
  
• Tick
• Leech
  
• Maggot
  
• Scorpion
• Cockroach
• Louse
• Vulture
• Weaver Fish

I wonder if you have a Top 10...

Calendar Corner (9): Google Translate for Animals

Check out this new application for your mobile... the amazing Google Translate for Animals. The pig on the YouTube video is so cute!

P.S. Was Shakespeare really French?!!

Camel poems

The Al Dhafra Festival in Abu Dhabi has come to an end. Read about the popular poetry competition in which 400 entrants attempted to describe the 'beauty and origin' of the camel.