Creative Category: Poetry

My name is Jason Daden and I am a poet. I used to be a mechanical engineer. I am fifty one years old. I have been writing poetry most of my life. Writing helps me escape everyday life. It is my therapy.

HAPPY TO SHARE Yet again I’m in the Cafe on a comfy sofa yet again I’m all alone but no one will come over another warm and cozy seat is … Read more

I started writing poetry when I was about 11 years old when I heard the voices in my head. Poetry was the thing that kept me going and helped me express how I felt.

Sun Song   The food, the flowers, the family, the friends Morrie and Joan’s back garden, back in The suburbs of North London.   Today – a sunny Devon garden. … Read more

Tools we use to escape, Alienated for the last time, I’m recharging on cherries, Aces are wild

This poem draws on a memory of working at Redhall Nurseries, a project owned by the Scottish Association for Mental Health. It was a perfect autumn day and the work and outdoor setting led to a feeling of being fully present and alive whilst having a connection to the past.

I had a friend that committed suicide. For years, when I’d think of him, I’d cry. I cried because he was such a bright light, a sensitive and loving soul and he couldn’t see it.

I seen it in a movie once, the person made a list, All the the things he wants to do and all the things he missed…