James Pendle the poet
@jamespendlepoet.bsky.social
I am the poet of Paddington Station. I am there most Friday mornings. For videos of performances go to https://youtube.com/@jamespendle-nv4cj?si=yCVXYfPZPN7j3s_W
Poem of the Week this week is about compassion and wishing for peace.
October 6, 2026 at 8:29 PM
Poem of the Week this week is about compassion and wishing for peace.
Clare and Richard really were on a first date when I approached them in Paddington Station on National Poetry Day.
October 3, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Clare and Richard really were on a first date when I approached them in Paddington Station on National Poetry Day.
Poem by Brian Bilston.
October 1, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Poem by Brian Bilston.
Poem of the Week.
September 28, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Poem of the Week.
Poem of the Week. This week it's about not being too judgemental.
September 23, 2026 at 8:35 PM
Poem of the Week. This week it's about not being too judgemental.
Poem of the Week is by Benjamin Zephaniah.
September 15, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Poem of the Week is by Benjamin Zephaniah.
Here's another one from the Hampton Court Food Festival. This weekend I will be at the Chiswick Book Festival.
September 8, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Here's another one from the Hampton Court Food Festival. This weekend I will be at the Chiswick Book Festival.
Poem of the Week is by Sinead Morrissey.
September 7, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Poem of the Week is by Sinead Morrissey.
Another one from Bunkfest: William Wordsworth: On Westminster Bridge.
September 7, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Another one from Bunkfest: William Wordsworth: On Westminster Bridge.
Another poem from Bunkfest: Composed Upon Westminster Bridge by William Wordsworth.
September 6, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Another poem from Bunkfest: Composed Upon Westminster Bridge by William Wordsworth.
Back at Paddington Station.
September 4, 2026 at 12:13 PM
Back at Paddington Station.
Poem of the Week
September 3, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Poem of the Week
Hampton Court Food Festival. 3. W.B. Yeats: He Wishes For The Cloths Of Heaven.
September 2, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Hampton Court Food Festival. 3. W.B. Yeats: He Wishes For The Cloths Of Heaven.
Poem of the Week at Ealing EIPS.
September 1, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Poem of the Week at Ealing EIPS.
Poem of the Week. I was on Gower last weekend. The poem has been published in the current edition of Drawn To The Light Press.
August 26, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Poem of the Week. I was on Gower last weekend. The poem has been published in the current edition of Drawn To The Light Press.
Poem of the week
August 17, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Poem of the week
This week's Poem of the Week is by Karen Solie.
July 20, 2026 at 6:46 PM
This week's Poem of the Week is by Karen Solie.
Poem of the Week is by Karen Solie who won the 2025 TS Eliot prize.
July 20, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Poem of the Week is by Karen Solie who won the 2025 TS Eliot prize.
Poem of the Week
July 15, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Poem of the Week
Poem of the week. Chosen by myself to go in the waiting room of the Community Mental Health Team at which I work. This week I have chosen one by Don Paterson.
July 6, 2026 at 8:03 PM
Poem of the week. Chosen by myself to go in the waiting room of the Community Mental Health Team at which I work. This week I have chosen one by Don Paterson.
Had I Not Been Awake by Seamus Heaney. Performed at Ledbury Poetry Festival.
July 5, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Had I Not Been Awake by Seamus Heaney. Performed at Ledbury Poetry Festival.
Poem of the Week is by Jackie Kay.
June 30, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Poem of the Week is by Jackie Kay.
On the evening of Wednesday 8th July, I will be at the Poets Wine Bar, 71 Greenford Avenue. W7 1LJ.
June 26, 2026 at 9:21 PM
On the evening of Wednesday 8th July, I will be at the Poets Wine Bar, 71 Greenford Avenue. W7 1LJ.