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Stephen J Stirk
Email: stephen.stirk@btinternet.com
Cell: 07794355694
Or, via mail:
16 Sunningdale Drive
Bromborough
Wirral, Merseyside, UNITED KINGDOM CH630JE
http://merseysidepoet@talkspot.com


At this site, you will find exhibits of my work, which will be regularly updated. I describe myself as 'The Poet in the Corner'. My ideas for poetry stem from watching people and situations in everyday life. Liverpool is the European capital of culture. Our humour comes from the ability to laugh at ourselves before others. Should anyone refuse to laugh at themselves, then I shall do it for them                              EASY    LINKS

All of my books are available for purchase on www.lulu.com 

For 'Christmas Bah Humbug' (An original and hilarious talking point over Christmas dinner)  http://www.lulu.com/content/1345012 

For 'A Mad Merseyside Poets World' (A collection from the sublime to the ridiculous) http://www.lulu.com/content/1220705 

For 'Oblique Perspective' (A full volume of all my works) http://www.lulu.com/content/3608501 

For 'A Naughty Boy From Rock Ferry' (The Authors childhood in comdy rhyme)  http://www.lulu.com/content/3947289 
www.stevethepoet.jimdo.com
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'Christmas Bah Humbug' is an ideal stocking filler for anyone over the age of 16 years. It contains a unique portrayal of Christmas past and present, and is packed with the authors unique brand of humour.
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My goal as a writer is to bring humour and hilarity to the craft of poetry and rhyme. So come and drink with me at the crystal clear waters of the river Mersey. If you're still alive after that, Then why not buy a book, settle down, and laugh your socks off.


Rock Ferry was once a delightful suburb of Birkenhead in Merseyside U.K.This picture was painted by my late father Mr Jim Stirk, and shows the delightful Rock Park gates (circa 1963). The picture, and the surrounding area are featured in my book 'A Naughty Boy From Rock Ferry' . Rock Ferry was the home of my youth, and was once a Victorian playground for Ladies and Gentlemen.


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