in regione caecorum rex est luscus

Hand held Canon at Maryhill canal, Glasgow NW © 2023.Discovered growing out of a radiator grille on an abandoned vehicle.

…remos adhibe

the wind a murmur we put to seaone by one the tamed gulls left usso we took to our oars and sailedoff the straight edge of the world destitutus ventis…

fragment #2

We ferried away the detritus, shinglethe quicksilver rubble of our quarryingfirst with our handsthen colanders, bucketsuntil finally no stone was left unturnedthe mountain stood no more behind usto taunt us with its loftinessbut rose insteadwhere we had dragged and disposed of itit cast a baleful shadowit blackened out the suna construct warning that tomorrowcannot so

west one (shine on me) overdubbed

Charing Cross, Glasgow, 1983. Passing traffic photographed from a suspension bridge connecting Garnethill with several arteries servicing the west end and city centre. Shot with a hand held Pentax. “what kind of imbecilekeeps secrets even from himselfjust because he is afraidof scarring an old coat of paint” full poem in comments

snake coming out of a hole, take #9

“For a lengthy period, what sustained me ON THE BLEACHERS was without doubt the eloquence of those exchanges between regular commentators and the resultant dialogue back and forth. It was oftentimes electric…” “I just wanted to try something new…” “I needed a space to promote product without infringing too much on what went before…” “In

print it. I’m b@ck.

punishment exercise, weblog version

Hello. I am still breathing, if you wondered at this latest absence. I needed to step back from the drop awhile, the empty space between the rails, to let the game play out. It has not been pretty for the most part. On and off the bleachers.  

EXCLUSIVE • yellow antipathy | poems r us

Originally here.    NAKED ▼ SIBLING IB: NEGATIVES from \”Naked On The Bleachers\” CD IB (IBCD 002) (UK)    MIXES ▼ SIBLING IB: NEGATIVES (IB\’s THANK GOD FOR THE RAIN MOTION PICTURE MIX)      from \”Bleachers In Dub\” CD IB (IB CD 001) 2018     iUPDATEi ▼ SIBLING IB + AMY WINEHOUSE: NEGATIVES (NØ\’s WINEHOUSE

EXCLUSIVE • the ear of the dragon | poems r us

Originally here.    NAKED ▼ SIBLING IB: MINDFULNESS from \”Naked On The Bleachers\” CD IB (IBCD 002) (UK)    MIXES ▼ SIBLING IB + GUS GHOST: MINDFULNESS (GHOST MIX) from \”Bleachers In Dub\”       CD IB (IBCD 001) (UK) ▼ SIBLING IB + GUS GHOST: MINDFULNESS (EASTERN MIX #2) from \”Bleachers In      Dub\”

EXCLUSIVE • INDEX SIN CD 9 #5 | poems r us

Late night poem for Holly. Originally here. ▼ SIBLING IB + SONIC YOUTH: INDEX SIN CD 9 #5 (IB\’s PROVIDENCE MIX) from       \”Bleachers In Dub\” CD IB (IBCD 001) (UK) 2018

EXCLUSIVE • three inked nudes | poems r us

For the Mark E. I don’t, by habit, subscribe to obituaries. Here, here and here.    NAKED ▼ SIBLING IB: THE RETURNING BALLAD OF THE BURNT FISH BONE from \”Naked On      The Bleachers\” CD IB (IBCD 002) (UK) ▼ SIBLING IB: BUTCHER\’S GIRL from \”Naked On The Bleachers\” CD IB (IBCD 002) (UK) ▼

EXCLUSIVE • open invitation | poems r us

“MIX UP ON THE BLEACHERS!“ Fourth instalment in this series on the BLEACHERS. In which we throw out an open invitation to all visitors: take a naked reading for a test drive, and create your very own mix. Whether you\’re quick on the DAW or simply a budding conjuror, there are no prerequisites beyond your

EXCLUSIVE • billy the kid\’s last breakfast | poems r us

The third instalment in a series of readings on the BLEACHERS. Once more, with mystic instrumentation supplied by Gus Ghost. My mixing is still very rudimentary, to say nothing of the actual vocal recordings, but it is what it is. Originally here. ▼ SIBLING IB with THE GHOST MEN: (PAT GARRETT) UNTITLED #1 from \”Bleachers

EXCLUSIVE • triage | poems r us

The second instalment in a series of readings culled from the BLEACHERS\’ back pages. Please bare with me. The naked essence of the recording may drift into the red on occasion. A streaker stepping off of the benches to tango up in blue. Originally here. ▼ SIBLING IB: TRIAGE from \”Naked On The Bleachers\” CD

EXCLUSIVE • mon uncle | poems r us

Brothers and sisters. Siblings all. As promised earlier, SibLINGSHOT ON THE BLEACHERS is pleased to present the first instalment in a series of esoteric readings culled from these very pages and brought to life by the magic of an ailing ethos digitalis. Ably backed by Gus Ghost, this first reading is dedicated to the legacy

pennies

\”To perish there among the crabs and anemone sewn across the dark seabed.\” It was the Hallmark spectre of a Christmas looming which officially stamped the demise of one era. The ushering in of another.     It led him around the corner and into an Early Learning Centre.     He was tangled in the process of re-education

the night before the night before the night

\”Desperation is the raw material of drastic change… Only those who can leave behind everything they have ever believed in can hope to escape.\”   – william s. burroughs \”An Experimental Approach to Understanding Burnt Fish Bone\”. It was the ballad of the burnt fish bone, an obtuse riddle at best, which took Pablo Dillinger

siblingshot on the bleachers

\’cause sometimes half-assed is better than nothin\’ at all…

new year\’s spoiler | 2nd coming, or the return of a spectacular non-event

the chimney ruse is just a con While there may be scant few who remember, and less still who give a f@ck, it does not escape me entirely that nearly a decade has rushed by since I broke my promise to defile the bleachers with a bespoke reading or two.     Well. The ego has shrivelled,

festive fun on the bleachers!

hey siblings! fancy a little festive fun on and off the bleachers ? Simply print off as many labels here on the bleachers as ink allows and cut them to size. Watch those fingers, now… Then, using one of mom\’s discarded needles – clean zone this season ? A visit to grandpa\’s may be required