Whatever was the need in that?: A Robert McCarthy Poem
Whatever was the need in that?
'Whatever was the need in that?' is a poem written by my good friend Robert McCarthy. He wrote this poem to point out the troubles of the world and that if people were basically nice to each other then the future may be a much happier place. He wrote this when he was 17 years old and was trying to express his frustrations about a world that is dark and desructive and that there are people who need help who just get ignored or worse they get trodden on by people with power. I asked Robert abo...

My Sister: A Robert McCarthy Poem
Robert McCarthy Poem
Rob has a little sister who has autism. Growing up with an autistic sister was a very difficult experience so he wrote a poem about this. Rob uses poetry as a way to express his feelings and to basically work out his demons. Rob wrote this when he was about 14 years of age and I think it is an excellent piece of poetry. I am not really sure what else to put here so I will just say that I think this is a great sister poems and shows that Robert cares a lot for his little sister. I hope you enj...

Oops!: By Robert McCarthy
Oops! : A Poem
I have here another poem written by my good friend Robert McCarthy. This poem, 'Oops!', is a rather unusual poem. Robert wrote this when he was 18 years old and wrote it in order to make a point. When I asked him exactly what the point was that he was trying to make he said to me, 'to be perfectly honest I cannot remember exactly what the point was, but I think it has something to do with making people realise that there are always consequences for their actions. Or something like that anyway...

Robert McCarthy: A Poet
Who is Robert McCarthy?
This is a Squidoo lens about a good friend of mine, Robert McCarthy who is an exceptionally talented poet. I do not expect that many of you have heard of him because he isn't actually famous. Not yet anyway! Rob is (at the time of writing this) 25 year old who lives in a small town in North Wales but does not speak a word of Welsh. Rob also has a degree in History that he got from the University of Wales, Bangor. Rob is quite an eccentric person and sees the world in a very unique way. Rob ha...