Take Another Piece of My Heart - Janis Joplin (Covers Aretha)

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When I was writing my long poem about Falmouth I had to resort to using every last scrap of fragmented, scribbled-down poetry from every notebook, napkin or rizla packet I happened to have festering in my bag. During a moment of distractionary washing-up I called my friend Failgirl to lament my writer's block and she told me I'd find poetry in the sink. This, in itself wonderfully poetic, was borrowed and made an appearance in the poem which can be read here: . In its own way this photo is a tribute to that story as I was preparing for the epic roast dinner at the pub I work in and Joplin's cover was immediately called to mind when this incident happened!

There is a light that never goes out - Magic Numbers (Cover Smiths)

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The Magic Numbers' cover of this Smiths song seems like a good soundtrack to this weekend. Today, early this morning, the man I love went to Denmark to work and live for a few months. He has also gone to undertake the task of 'thinking about us'. What's happened between us is a long and complicated 5 year history I shan't go into now, but he used to play me this on the guitar at the very start, and we were later dubbed The Magic Numbers by some of our friends!

The harmonies and delightful picking set this apart from the original, but serve to only enhance the tone of melancholy, which - let's face it - is what we're probably listening to the Smiths for anyway. This photo was taken on a trip to Tintagel Castle and always makes me think of this track as even under the darkness there seems to be hope.

Trees - Pulp

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This was taken at a local conservation park. The smell of leaf-mould and the Sweetness of Decay that Jarvis talks about is almost instantly brought to mind when I see this photo. This place it etched into my memory and features in my work.