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The Liebster Award

Posted on November 20, 2011 by garylongden

I was pleased, flattered and honoured that the wonderful poet Ruth Stacey chose Garyswordz as one of her five choices for The Liebster Award. Thank-you Ruth, ( whose poem “The Bear” is quite brilliant) it is much appreciated . Counter-nominating … Continue reading →

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Winter

Posted on November 13, 2011 by garylongden

Snow Falling Thick and fast Ever whiter Till all trace of man simply disappears Ice Gripping The frozen lake In winters tight vice While children slip and slide in abandon Feast Table Sags heavy Heady aroma intoxicating As diners wait … Continue reading →

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The Shepley Lion

Posted on November 13, 2011 by garylongden

Stalking as it has done for millennia It prowls the warm Pennine hillside Evading human eyes Scourge of ancient homesteads His cunning admired His strength feared From Birdsedge to Holmfirth They talk of him, and the Golden Cradle Buried in … Continue reading →

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December What’s On – Poetry, Spoken Word, Storytelling

Posted on November 12, 2011 by garylongden

Thursday 1st 8-10pm Blackdrop @ New Art Exchange.Nottingham, 8pm Price £3.00,Ft poets Kokumo, Moqapi Selassie, Roy McFarlaine, Sue Brown, Mother Hubbard and more, from Celebrate Wha? The new Black British Anthlogy of Midlands writers.,Come along and buy a copy at … Continue reading →

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Out

Posted on November 11, 2011 by garylongden

It was the perfect ball I knew it from the moment it left my hand As it arced towards the batsman’s crease Spinning, whirring – ever closer to its destiny Neither his eyes, nor his bat, could reply So it … Continue reading →

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Outside the Courthouse

Posted on November 11, 2011 by garylongden

Splenetic rage consumes Contorted faces Blindly Revenge retribution Lifts angry fists In time Other’s sad misfortune Drawing them in Frenzy Distant deeds far removed Behind double doors Seem close Bared teeth hissing Hate in lazy Contempt Guilty turned out to … Continue reading →

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Write Down Speak Up Love Where You Live Project – Aston Hall

Posted on November 9, 2011 by garylongden

My interest in history, in what has gone before us, increases by the year, and Aston Hall has 400 years of history, of Civil War, of Kings, Queens and of intrigue. I was delighted to be part of the Write … Continue reading →

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The Tokoloshe

Posted on November 6, 2011 by garylongden

Last week I had the privilege of learning about the tokoloshe from former Zimbabwe resident Afric McGlinchey. This has prompted some further research, with some interesting, and surprising results. By far the most intriguing was a Yahoo Answers page in … Continue reading →

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Fizz 10, Tithe Barn, Polesworth

Posted on November 4, 2011 by garylongden

This was the last event in the 2011 season for Fizz, and featured the second live performance of the Cork Poets on tour with a radio appearance still to come. The move from the Refectory to the Tithe Barn was … Continue reading →

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The Cork Poets, Night Blue Fruit , Coventry

Posted on November 2, 2011 by garylongden

A strengthening artistic bond between Coventry and Cork was reinforced tonight with the latest exchange visit between the two cities, which this time brought Colm Scully, Jennifer Mathews and Afric McGlinchey across the water. An unexpected bonus of the evening … Continue reading →

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