juli Jana’s ra-t (Shearsman, 2014)
This ground level portrait of London’s history through the figures of ra-t and puss-in-boot-s sears with sonic booms and majestic word-play swivels. The figures, with their split names suggesting that they are broken, hesitant, slippery and under stress, draw upon our knowledge of their past as street survivors. This is more of a third person exploration than a giving of voice to those that are mute. The rats and cool cats of the underground mingle with the weeds, vegetables and butterflies, scurry between gaps and the people that walk the streets. Puss in boots in the fairy tale was capable of guile and deceit, and here, with ra-t, offers an alternative view of the city. Puss in boots, or the booted cat, dates back to sixteenth century Italy and spread across Europe with its various incarnations as helper and trickster. The most durable and adapted version being by Charles Perrault…
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Soul Building (The truth six fold) by Andy N
Six fold in a circle
The paper reports
Since 2010,
Six fold reported
In a inaccurate measure
Stitched across
Cuts in funding,
Encased over ribbons
Lost in shadows
Cast aside in the press
From silent protests
Outside libraries,
Encoding emotions
In their hands,
Across rows of tents
Orphaned from the truth
Dispelling the myths
Are things are getting better.
Unsaid (for the children abused in Rotherham) by andy n
So many it is said
Will be paid compensation
For the countless lies
Brushed under the carpet,
Phone calls not returned
And personal callers
Brushed away
Letters dropped in confidential waste
And meetings deleted
From diaries
Warnings ignored from youth workers
And support workers
That something was really wrong
Inquires that seemed to get
Constantly delayed
Until they are almost forgotten
By even the people
They are writing them for
And aplogises that should
Have been released years back
Than they were
Not laced in needles
And cheap booz
In the back of cars
Herded from town to town
Until they are left broken
Like torn apart rag dolls.
(Previously published in Write Out Loud)
Poetry Pamphlets – Indigo Dreams spills the beans…
Great Pamphlets from my great publisher – one to go for
Writing the City competition
Mirrored Voices : Best Contemporary Poetry
More poems included in this edition of International Anthologies published in U.S.A. by Paul Moribito & Roberto Carlos Martinez
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The vast array of best contemporary poets from around the globe share their voices together in harmony. Various styles and thoughts flourish amongst the pages, bringing emotions to life and creating beauty from nothingness. The writers included in this collection have been selectively chosen to represent the best modern talent of the age. The list of extraordinary poets featured within include such great talent as Paul Morabito, Aric Cushing, Jason P. Hein, Laura Madeline Wiseman, Regina Puckett, Laura Crean, R.M Romarney, Clarissa Simmens, Mark Green, Irum Zahra, Laura A. Lord, Regis McCafferty, Roberto Carlos Martinez, Linda Dobinson, Robert G. Brown, Carolyn O’Connell, Sherry Rentschler, Ben Ditmars, Christopher Meesto Erato, Jill Roberts, Dr. Leesa Abbott, Nichia Morales, Andrea McKenzie Raine, Koyel Mitra, Helle Gade, Terri Cannon, Jerome Michael Bailey, Harika…
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Mirrored Voices : Best Contemporary Poetry
More poems included in this edition of International Anthologies published in U.S.A. by Paul Moribito & Roberto Carlos Martinez
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1514323966/ref=cm_sw_r_fa_dp_QLuIvb0W23Z68
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The vast array of best contemporary poets from around the globe share their voices together in harmony. Various styles and thoughts flourish amongst the pages, bringing emotions to life and creating beauty from nothingness. The writers included in this collection have been selectively chosen to represent the best modern talent of the age. The list of extraordinary poets featured within include such great talent as Paul Morabito, Aric Cushing, Jason P. Hein, Laura Madeline Wiseman, Regina Puckett, Laura Crean, R.M Romarney, Clarissa Simmens, Mark Green, Irum Zahra, Laura A. Lord, Regis McCafferty, Roberto Carlos Martinez, Linda Dobinson, Robert G. Brown, Carolyn O’Connell, Sherry Rentschler, Ben Ditmars, Christopher Meesto Erato, Jill Roberts, Dr. Leesa Abbott, Nichia Morales, Andrea McKenzie Raine, Koyel Mitra, Helle Gade, Terri Cannon, Jerome Michael Bailey, Harika Kottakota, Hafsa Idrees and Kristy Rulebreaker.
What Editors Want – Poetry
Helen Kay – Dyslexic Student
Dyslexic Student
Surviving Afghanistan,
a spotted gecko blends
in its terrarium. Stub toes dig in.
He works out diet plans,
fixes the heat of plug-in stones
so homeostasis is maintained.
For weeks he observes.
Both of them have learned a stealth
that belongs to worlds before words.
Apart from his own folk,
he too needs Exo Terra rocks
and other thermo-regulating tricks.
All night he studies.
Spellchecks camouflage uncertainty.
His thesis finds a silent empathy
with captive macularius.
Hot days, they find shady areas,
and shutters wipe stone eyes.
Helen Kay is a dyslexia tutor and lover of chicken towns. Her first pamphlet, A Poultry lover’s Guide to Poetry was published in May 2015 (Indigo Dreams).
