Tom Shaw

Reflections

Master Your Word

An invitation to re-align with your creativity and soul essence.

Poems

[Poem] Bullring

A Poem on Masculinity

Reflections

Will ChatGPT Turn Us Into Poets?

The unintentional consequence of AI language models, and how we might get a new wave of excellent poets that will prove why human creativity cannot be matched.

Poems

[Poem] Apocalypse Lyricists

Text within this block will maintain its original spacing when publishedBalance this weighty world and its trance Without seeking the urge to tap-out. Holding out through all that's unfolding, You bring the dark to light as you sing. Harness the truths that you channel in earnest; They&

Reflections

A Poetic End to Slavery

On The Poetry of Phillis Wheatley

Poems

[Poem] Centri-Futile Force

Text within this block will maintain its original spacing when publishedI broke the law of gravity today, So that I could soar high into the sky. The physics cops spotted me right away And so they gave chase in their police plane. They had to cuff me with an iron

Reflections

Under The Bludgeonings of Chance

On The Poetry of W.E. Henley

Poems

[Poem] The Sword of Liberty (2026 Edition)

Text within this block will maintain its original spacing when publishedLet today be known amongst the greatest of days: The one where I said “I don’t need you any more.” Sovereignty freed from your vice-grip, And now the scales of justice tip. It is high time that I

Reflections

How Globalism Kills Literature

Creating the case for local art and local literature

Poems

[Poem] Weathering The Storm

Text within this block will maintain its original spacing when publishedFear not, my friend; we are not lost at sea, For I have been to this island before. I have been mutinied by those I loved, Spat at in the face and left feeling sore, Cast overboard with them blaming

Reflections

"Passive Income" and Other Epidemics of the Mind

No matter what you do, your work will never be over - and that's okay.

Poems

[Poem] Return Address To Morpheus

A poem on the painful nature of dreams.