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Spoken Worlds

Old Cottage pub, Burton-on-Trent This was the debut of the new venue for “Spoken Worlds” at the Old Cottage Public House, and very agreeable it was too. Organiser, MC, and Poet, Gary Carr had previously defied conventional wisdom by holding … Continue reading

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Historic Poems

Why Do Performance Poets Speak So Fast? Why do performance poets speak so fast? As if each breath could be their last. A staccato onslaught of noise and chatter As if the words themselves don’t really matter. But for me … Continue reading

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A Public Death

They arrived as shadows, silent fluid shapes Seventy men ,armed avengers No match for casual guards, wives and children Bullets drilled the fate of the five dead Played out on a screen in real time A lifeless corpse, drained of … Continue reading

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The Polesworth Poetry Trail

And so the poems on the second phase of the Polesworth Poetry Trail have been announced, and I was fortunate to have one included myself. I found it an interesting, enjoyable and rewarding exercise. I had never been to Polesworth … Continue reading

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Midlands Poetry What’s On – May 2011

Friday 29th April- 1st May, Much Wenlock Poetry Festival:A warm welcome to the second Wenlock Poetry Festival. We have a great festival for you, including poetry readings, performance poetry, poetry choir, poetry take-away, knitted poetry, poetry in art, poetry workshops, … Continue reading

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Second Hand Love

“Give her my love,” you said. But why should I? Why don’t you do it yourself? And what if I don’t? Perhaps I will do it less sincerely than you would have, Is it the visceral love that cannot bear … Continue reading

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You Don’t Normally See #29

Trees growing in full bloom in Westminster Abbey Policemen with white gloves Trumpets with flags under them (Well trumpets at all, actually) Or streets with no traffic Crowds waiting patiently for a fleeting glimpse People singing hymns Waving flags cheering … Continue reading

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Centurion

This came out at around about the same time as Kevin MacDonald’s “The Eagle”, based on the same historic incident, the disappearance of Rome’s 9th Legion in what is now Scotland. Nothing is known of the circumstances of their demise, … Continue reading

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Napowrimo Poetry Blogs

Participants’ Sites http://a-sweetlust.blogspot.com/?zx=cca66e4650e2f315 (erotic) http://anarchistgs.blogspot.com/2011/04/but-now-its-gone-and-i-take-blame-so.html http://www.stankcheese.com/ http://haikugin.tumblr.com/ http://upwardfrog.wordpress.com/ http://stuffwotiwrite.blogspot.com/2011/04/all-my-napowrimo-stuff-so-far-bloody.html http://ksquaredpoetry.wordpress.com/ http://karaelizabethwrites.tumblr.com/ http://snowbourne.blogspot.com/ http://barbaraboethling.blogspot.com/ http://www.maryemoorepoetry.com/ http://insanitation-bubble-attack.blogspot.com/ http://www.na-ba-powrimo.blogspot.com/ http://writersisland.wordpress.com/ http://kinkywaves.wordpress.com/ http://catherineespositoprescott.blogspot.com/ http://knuckle29.blogspot.com/ http://myseptimusstrainoflife.wordpress.com/ http://lightingstrike.tumblr.com/tagged/NaPoWriMo_2011 http://raivenne.wordpress.com/ 2/24

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To Whom it May Concern #28

(Upon the occasion of Godrej and Boyce of Mumbai announcing the closure of the world’s last remaining typewriter factory- 27/4/11) And so the typewriter is no more No longer will paper yield to the imprint of keys It’s carriage has … Continue reading

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