Mike O’Brien - Sixty Odd Poems

The five poems illustrated above are representative of my poetry. Here are links to them.

Chained to a Madman. 
Planet of the Dead Dads. 
Elvis has Left the Building. 
Jesus Couldn’t Understand but David Bowie Could 
Father Figure. 

The five articles illustrated above are representative of my writing on poetry. Here are links to them.

The Boy Stood on the Burning Deck
Philip Larkin – the Wordsworth of Deprivation
Thomas Hardy’s Heart
Dorothy, Daffodils and Disciples
The Ten Greatest Poems Ever Written

There are over 100 more poems and articles on the site. You can find my most recent pieces and links to all the rest at zoomburst.substack.com

There are even more on the companion site Sixty Odd Poets. But I don’t want to overwhelm you.

All the best

Mike O’Brien