Folklore – Richard Williams Poetry

The Domestication of Ghosts

By Richard | February 13, 2020February 20, 2020 by Richard

After yesterday’s rant about HS2 I thought it about time I added a new poem. This fits in quite nicely as a follow-on post, as it has an environmental theme to it. It also ties in with #FolkloreThursday , as was the case with my post last Thursday about Stinking Cleg, a Portsmouth ghost. This poem references many of the Black Dog myths of Britain, and one that is green ( the Cu-Sith or fairy…

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Stinking Cleg

By Richard | February 6, 2020February 6, 2020 by Richard

This post has been prompted by #FolkloreThursday on Twitter. I’ve long been fascinated by folklore, myth and local legend – growing up in the heart of Wessex and living in a city such as Portsmouth, these are topics that resonate and they are obviously great starting points for poetry. There are lots of urban legends, myths and ghost stories centred on this small island on the south coast of England, some of which I have…