Provocation: Cuts that bleed.
Edit (and be damned) It, sometimes, seems more muddle than it is worth. The act of creativity – the initial act of expressing what is in the mind, onto paper via pen or keyboard – is such a simple and...
View ArticleYikes! A 1 star review for Ida!
***Edit*** It seems an incorrectly formatted file has been uploaded - no idea how or why - not picked up by me at the time, and accepted by Ingrams for print. It's a pretty awful error. Some 14 copies...
View ArticleProvocations: gender in poetry
What is the role of gender in poetry? The answer to that question, of course, is that it is whatever it needs to be. Most obviously, it is the perspective the writer relies on, based on their own...
View ArticleFrom Volyn to Kherson. Where is it selling?
I've been exploring over at IngramSpark in the last little while, particularly in the aftermath of my dramas with the Ida book's print run (almost resolved). It has given me a chance to look into their...
View ArticleA ‘Paperback’ bestseller list on IngramSpark
In tootling around Ingram Sparks (IS) new report structure I came across a listing of rankings of book sales against one of the designated categories for the book (Australasian Poetry, True Crime etc)....
View ArticleProvocation: to stop (is an addiction)
a songis not the words it isthe voice the airthat speaks the heartthat cannotbe spoken raise your voicesthen sing ~ Iam nophilosopher althoughI think . . . deeply enough to drownwithout my ropeto...
View ArticleSmorgasbord Book Promotions – New Books on the Shelves – #Poetry #FreeVerse –...
Originally posted on Smorgasbord Blog Magazine: Pleased to share the news of two new free verse collections by Frank Prem – Ida: Searching for The Jazz Baby and From Volyn to Kherson: Interpretations...
View Articleburn away (some dark)
burn away (some dark) - 28/01/2023 I can’t breathetoo hardmy heartis on fire suntake it with you suntake mewith you intothe darkI am falling but I havea hearton fire sun take memy heart’son fire take...
View Articleprovocation: the drama (of a dying sun)
provocation: the drama (of a dying sun) - 30/01/2023 do I write the skybecause it isthereevery day – sunbluecloudbirdstarsmoon ordo I wait for . . . inspiration forsomething new – unique a mooda shapea...
View Articleprovocation: true stories (where the words are real)
do youtell storiesabout whatyou know oronly whatyou feel they saythat every poemis truth and every wordis real is that a thingthat’s known or is itjust . . . is it justa comforting a smallconcealto...
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