Mud Fort

Bill Griffiths (1948-2007) was born in Middlesex. He began writing poetry and publishing in 1970, benefitting from the guidance of Eric Mottram, Bob Cobbing, and many others on the little press scene. He went on to study Old English at King’s College, London, obtaining a PhD in 1987. He was Visiting Fellow at the Centre for Northern Studies, Northumbria University in Newcastle upon Tyne and lived in Seaham, County Durham. He died on 13 September 2007.

• The Mud FortReflectionShim Gets His Apartment BackThe Teddy Bear to JayAwakeHow Shim Found a Box of SkyscrapersReverieBob Cobbing in LondonA Tale of a HeadBack GardenIn the SuburbsThe Best JigsawSpeedwayRiding ByAt the Junction with the Slough ArmThe Trip Up the StortShantiesCoast PoemThe ShipThe FestivalBoat TellyConanConan in TroubleKamandiSpider ManBee-BikeIn a HeapAbroadJingleIn the Larder“De Apio”Citrus NoteTokajCakeFound Potato PoemReverieShoppingThe SproutCarrotsMoretumThe Primrose CityIntroduction to a LibraryLike GreekThe LabyrinthClaudian on DragonsOn ProvidenceOn Nature and Contemplation and the OneMFV Golden ArrowA ScienceHanumanXmas 1Xmas 2Xmas 3Xmas 4Xmas 5NativityThe FlightZeroBeyondMetamorphosesOn the SunSelf-AnalysisPlanning for the Future#AstrolabeThe MiracleThe BrothersDanceNocturns and DiurnesHand ComplexLast JudgementFrom My CaveEvolving FromToy WorldHistoriesGrief that the Palestinians are Treated like a Tribe of OnionsBeninUshabtisTransitionA FewOranIn MalayaIn KenyaThe Mineral WorldTo the EdgeN.I.PredictingMedical HistoriesHungaryMedcal ReportThe Peacock VariationsThe Fate of King AlfredThe Toxteth RiotsThe Profession of GypsydomUmbroLiam’s SongStar Fish JailHow Highpoint is Better than WandsworthQuadSequenceColchesterCarnivalNY 1NY 2NY3Darren in the AlpsIn the HimalayasLocalIin the Ealy HoursIn WallsThe Genesis of IronAchievementOn the Platform at StocktonIn the Great North ForestAt the Gateshead Garden FestivalBirthday PoemIn the AtticUptownStarting Up with DovesThe Box-EggsReverie 6.Reverie no. 9.In the Rush to Man the Shields LifeboatBallad of OrgreaveIn the Coral YearThe Tug