Barley The Poet... & &

Hello! ... My Name Is Barley and I'm an Award-Winning, Published and Radio-Broadcast Monster, Dark, Surreal, Fantasy & Horror Poet and Verse-Fabulist. As 'Merlynda The Monster Poet' (www.MerlyndaTheMonsterPoet.co.uk) I recite Selections of my Original Poems at: Poetry & Literary Festivals, Street Festivals and Fairs - for a variety of ages (the over 12s, Teens and Adults). My Poetry Programmes Include: Original Monster, Surreal, Fantasy & Horror Poems, Dark, Wry and Satirical Verse-Fables, Dramatic and Lyric Ghost Poems, Narrative Poems and Black-Comedy Nonsense Poems. I'm an Award-Winning Monster, Surreal, Dark and Horror Poet and Illustrator: WINNER of The Golden Grove Poetry Award, WINNER of The Leaf Bookjacket Competition, 2nd PRIZE AWARD-WINNER of The Poetry In Mind Poetry Award. My Monster-Surreal-Horror Illustrations & Poetry Posters are available to buy via: www.ParanormalPosters.com. My Poems are much-Published (in over 23 Anthologies to date) and frequently Broadcast on Commercial Radio. One of my Epic Narrative Dark Verse-Fables is currently available as a Published Poetry Chapbook. I'm a published/performed Monologuist/Speechwriter for Actors, an LLAM of LAMDA (Speech & Acting)- a Full EQUITY Member, Fully CRB-Checked, Member of The British Fantasy Society, The Society for Storytelling, Member of AOTOS and Founder of The Poetry Box. For heightened dramatic effect, I may recite live with one of my Monster/Ghost Puppets - For Further Details go to 'ABOUT ME' - or ...