Biography

Neil lives and works in N.W London. He has been widely published in magazines and journals such as The Rialto, Acumen, Prole, The Interpreter's House and Envoi. In 2015 he won the Cinnamon Press Pamphlet Prize with his work 'Codes of Conduct'. His winning work was published at the end of 2015 and is available from Cinnamon Press http://www.cinnamonpress.com (and the usual online retailers).

Samples

The following poem comes from 'Codes of Conduct'. Open-Plan The firm Henderson works for has a new office: open-plan chrome, riverside views towards the city. But not one person in the office knows that Henderson keeps a panther in his spare room at home. At weekends he spends time in the garden walking and grooming the animal; he brushes Sable’s coarse black coat until it shines like tar. In cold or wet weather Henderson puts her on a treadmill and she walks for miles. What Henderson does not know is that newly appointed Amy Bridges (Accounts) who sits at the next desk of the open-plan office, spends her spare time guerrilla gardening. Tonight she’s digging in some daffodils along the central reservation of the road that takes her home.

All poems are copyright of the originating author. Permission must be obtained before using or performing others' poems.

Blog entries by Neil Elder

https://neilelderpoetry.wordpress.com/ (22/12/2015)

Blog link: https://www.writeoutloud.net/blogs/neilelder