Clifford Liles – Poet

Clifford Liles has won, been placed or shortlisted in many poetry competitions. His work has been published in numerous national and international literary journals. His collection The Thin Veneer was published in July 2022 by Dempsey & Windle. He is now working on his second collection.

The Spark and Kindling of Creativity – Part Two of Two

“In art the best is good enough”, Italienische Reise, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. At any awards season, I am impressed by those persons who garner their gongs or statuettes, particularly thinking of the process they would have gone through, with long periods of unrecognised effort, and their creative resources developed in very competitive environments. This … Continue reading The Spark and Kindling of Creativity – Part Two of Two

The Spark and Kindling of Creativity – Part One of Two

“In art the best is good enough”, Italienische Reise, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. At any awards season, I am impressed by those persons who garner their gongs or statuettes, particularly thinking of the process they would have gone through, with long periods of unrecognised effort, and their creative resources developed in very competitive environments. Especially … Continue reading The Spark and Kindling of Creativity – Part One of Two