STEPHEN LIGHTBOWN

Poet / Yoga Teacher / Para Surfer

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Photo: Tilly May Photography

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First surf in five months, first winter surf and first surf of the year. That felt wonderful. Great to be back in Croyde with @waveprojectnorthdevon. Took a couple of goes before I remembered what I was doing then the muscle memory kicked in and I wa
Happy #InternationalDayofPersonsWithDisabilities Life. Life carries on. Life with a little life. Photo by the wife. Life. Show us your posts. #IDPD2024
Sent the first draft of my next book to my publishers today @troikabooks. Took me a while to get into the rhythm of this but when I did they started to flow. I've written about 46 poems in just over six weeks. It's a book for children about separati
Really enjoyed digging into The Last Custodian again for an online reading today alongside fellow disabled poets @shaunfallows @thewordtinker and @thepennypepperwriter. Really great open mic too. Was good to share the space with disabled poets and re
***UPDATE*** THIS HAS NOW GONE After 12 years it's finally time to say bye to my racing chair. It's helped me through various half marathons, marathons, and triathlons from London to Berlin. I'd had a vague hope I might have another marathon in me b
An unreal 24 hours or so away for a surf in Northern Ireland. Caught a flight yesterday at 2.40pm, flying back to Bristol today at 5.30pm. I booked this trip to see how the stoma handles airports and flights. OK is the answer, few things to learn and
Happy National Poetry Day 2024! Poetry collection And I Climbed And I Climbed (@clpe.org.uk Award Finalist 2024) by Stephen Lightbown is coming to the stage! We're working with a brilliant team to adapt the book for young audiences. Watch this spac
Gave it my best shot at the PSL French Open. But time to admit Prone 1 (unassisted surf), is not for me. This was my 5th comp in the sea and I'm yet to catch a decent wave paddled into on my own. That's just daft. Spending a heat fighting the white w