Will Vigar

poet. writer. imposter.

Dream Tyne – Travels Around The North East Coast (Part Two)

Ravenscar – A Brief History 1 It is the fifth century. The Roman Empire is in catastrophic decline and the last of the legions stationed at Peak Fort pack up … Continue reading

February 8, 2025 · Leave a comment

Futhark and other Northern Tales – Brand New Collection – Available Now!

Click on the picture to purchase – £11 A collection of poems inspired by the Elder Futhark rune set. Neither translations of the rune poems, nor updates for the modern … Continue reading

February 7, 2025 · Leave a comment

Shortwave Eights

I’m thrilled to announce that my very first album of poetry is now available on Bandcamp Called ‘Shortwave Eights’ each poem – most from my recent book ‘Vague Wisdom’ – … Continue reading

February 5, 2025 · Leave a comment

Ardnamurchan

i -1968 When I was four years old, we went on holiday with to the exotic sounding Ardnamurchan Point on the west coast of Scotland. I remember leaving home in the … Continue reading

January 29, 2025 · 2 Comments

Tales From the Urban Prairie – Available now!

Click on Picture to Purchase – £12 Tales From The Urban Prairie: Stories, Histories, Recollections and Urban Legends from Kelvin Flats. In the 1980’s and 90’s, I lived in a … Continue reading

July 30, 2024 · Leave a comment

Twelve Short Poems – Now Available

Click on picture to purchase – £5 Originally a handmade and hand-bound gift created on Christmas Day 2023. Twelve Days, Twelve Poems, Twelve People… Not a Christmas themed poem among … Continue reading

July 30, 2024 · Leave a comment

Lunar Tattoos – Now Available

Available again! Lunar Tattoos – Will Vigar – £7 – Click on Picture to purchase “Vigar recognises both with impish delight and a darker, more fearsome suggestion, exactly what he … Continue reading

July 30, 2024 · Leave a comment

Star Shaped

Moths – drunk on nightScented stock and Jasmine licking – with helical glee – the salt condensation from goose rippled skin. Stars alive with the skittering paths of angle shades, … Continue reading

June 29, 2024 · Leave a comment

Beorc

Once, we had a supply teacher that arrived on Wednesday, the daywe sang in class. She was supposed to accompany us on an instrument of herchoosing during our weekly atonal … Continue reading

May 4, 2024 · Leave a comment

La La La (Peorð)

This is a game of ‘Spot The Pub’ for folks in Sheffield in the 80s… any guesses? “Northern brassy, she yells“You’re sippin’, not suppin’!”and cajoling the soberinto a bohemian situation,soft … Continue reading

March 27, 2024 · Leave a comment