Eeek! I’m a bit trepidatious about deconstructing my writing process. I see creative offerings in the same way I see magic tricks, I enjoy them much more if I don’t know how they’re done.

For me the trigger for a poem can be just about anything. Something will occur that elicits an emotional response and I’ll scribble a couple of lines in my pad. I’ll leaf through these notes at a later date and if something grabs my attention amongst the often incomprehensible dirge, I’ll isolate myself from distraction and expand upon it.

Here’s a work in progress, have a listen if you have the time and I’ll explain a bit about its conception.

Welcome to England from byron vincent on Vimeo.

Talking to people in and around St Pauls the issue of immigration came up too frequently to ignore.