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Hi not been around for a long time, was recently reminded of my love for poetry with a discovery of a "new to me" poet.
So despite my long absence it made me think of you guys and want to share my find. But where to post it as is not a single poem or a discussion as such...so dumped it here. (so if anyone has "discovered" a poet and wants to share a link why not dump it here...it might well be new to others as well).
My poet discovery was
Una Marson.
I was sent a article about her life via a friend who's father was a good friend of ours. Una stayed with his father in London. (read here:
https://www.voice-online.co.uk/article/b...ARt69ClEBQ )
I could not find a site with all her poems, but found a selection here:
https://zocalopoets.com/2016/08/06/una-m...y-pioneer/
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hi cj, long time no see. , will have a read of them as i can.
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Hi Billy, always forget how much I love this site, just been taking my sweet time enjoying rowens "Daphne" def in dream territory. A treat to read when life is still shite. (so prob just a fleeting visit). It's been so long I've even changed my name...think I'll keep it, hey I could try out for press secretary at the white house.
Not sure I could say I loved Una's poetry, but think there is always something of interest and value in the poems of people who have been at important stages of history. Wondered if there was a thread to dump links to poets we have stumbled across...didn't find one so dropped it here. One of the things the site taught me as a newbie was to read and take all forms of poems (even those I did not get or like), so now I am always looking out for poets new to me.
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03-12-2019, 04:37 PM
(This post was last modified: 03-12-2019, 04:38 PM by billy.)
not sure i'd want to read anything from the white house cj
you can
post poems of poets you like here just copy and paste the poem in a post.
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http://www.davidgwilymanthony.co.uk/poem...Bearer.pdf
David is a skilled craftsman, as well as a genuinely kind person; especially encouraging of new talent.
http://www.davidgwilymanthony.co.uk/
Damn. One of the curses of burning bridges is losing track of former acquaintances - friends. I wanted to introduce you to Timothy Murphy - he and his former partner were inspirational to me - only to find out he’d passed away almost a year ago. I hope he found what he had been seeking. I think his works were passed on to his former university, and it might be difficult to find something. I’ll try.
It seems his online inventory has been cleansed - only this on the Library of Congress site:
https://www.loc.gov/poetry/180/163.html?...sp1_rg0001
Suddenly I feel very old, overwhelmed with regrets...
There is no escape from metre; there is only mastery. TS Eliot
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John Beaton is a poetic craftsman, and an all around nice guy. Besides some of his work, there's a fun video on the link below of him reciting at a Halloween party lol.
http://www.thehypertexts.com/John%20Beat...%20Bio.htm
There is no escape from metre; there is only mastery. TS Eliot
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There is no escape from metre; there is only mastery. TS Eliot
