​An evocative and enigmatic maritime odyssey penned collection of verse that faithfully and spiritually reflects Britain’s last romantic nautical age.

Hauntingly illustrated All I Ask is a Tall Ship is a captivating chronicle of life penned by a son of the seven seas evoked from worldwide voyages during the 1950s and 1960s.

Who better to conjure such charm than Michael Walsh?  Born into a literary family the Bard of the Sea has spun a captivating treasure chest of delightful verse that captures hearts and souls worldwide.

All I Ask is a Tall Ship is a unique and soul-yearning evocation of this great romantic era.  As you dreamily turn the pages of this almost spiritual pilgrimage you will breathe the aromas and taste the briny of a vast place on earth that remains enigmatically indifferent from its terrestrial counterpart.

All I Ask is a Tall Ship is the traveller’s ultimate self-indulgence and the perfect thoughtfully chosen gift for a dear friend.

MICHAEL WALSH Leaving school at 15 years of age, and training as a seaman cadet, Michael was your typical Jolly Jack Tar. 

The last deckboy member of the crew of the RMS Britannic which was the last of the iconic White Star Line’s liners, he went on to sail the world as a crew member on the ships of over twenty shipping companies.

A great time to be alive, Michael became friendly or associated with many now synonymous with the period.  Cy Tucker, Hillsiders, Karl Terry, Earl Preston, John and Pat Cordwell, Les and Tricia Brown of Coopers Emporium, and legendary blues guitarist Gary Potter. 

Balladeer Charlie Landsborough among many others praised Michael’s verse.  Frankie O’Connor, and Jukebox Box Eddie, who played with Gerry Lee Lewis. Noreen, Michael’s sister, was an inseparable friend of Anita Cochrane, Paul McCartney’s girlfriend.

This was the background in which Michael found inspiration. A daily visitor to Michael’s family home in Waterloo, Anita went on to bear the child of Paul McCartney’s talented child. 

This worldwide adored poet restores rhythm and heartfelt meaning to poetry.   Because his delightful verse leaves readers scratching their hearts and not their heads, growing numbers who never before considered poetry, have become ardent fans.

Michael has recovered poetry from a pretentious elite.  His verse rhymes and makes sense, breathes emotion, and expresses heartfelt sentiment. 

Reading Michael Walsh’s poetry is like sipping the best claret; one is left with a satisfying warmth.  An expression he hears most is, “You have expressed my deepest feelings perfectly.” 

Michael’s poetry is not a one-topic collection.  His verse is a mirror of the human condition in all its strengths, weaknesses, gaiety and poignancy.  You will find in his delightful writing style the heartfelt emotions of true romance.  

Share his love of the countryside, laugh at his humour, journey to far-off lands, and visit many people with this much travelled people’s poet.  You will find fellow feeling with the poor, scorn abusers of power, weep with the bereft, drink with the best, and suffer with the rest.  

In Michael Walsh’s poems, you will find the best nightcap of all, the perfect friend to share your beach or bed experience.  Avoid drinking his poetry, sip it glass by glass.  Savour it, experience it.

Roll his thoughts on the palate of heart and mind.  Michael’s poetry does far more than satisfy: his verse creates new emotional experiences that leave you deep in thought; inspire and enrich you.  PLEASE SHARE OUR STORIES ON SOCIAL MEDIA

ALL I ASK IS A TALL SHIP Michael Walsh the Mariner’s Poet. Hauntingly illustrated a captivating chronicle of life penned by a son of the seven seas evoked from worldwide voyages during the 1950s and 1960s. The Bard of the Sea has spun a captivating treasure chest of delightful verse that captures hearts and souls worldwide.

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