Genre: Rhyme, Life
Don’t weep for me
O Land of the free
When it was my time to fall
Twas for my country’s call
Twas for the land that I loved
That I gave my all
And for the land that I loved
I did freely give
And in her freedom
And her courage
I’ll continue to live.
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Genre:- Dark, Demons
I now know the thrills…
I now know the meaning..
Of a weak will..
But the resistance has lost..
The weak will subdued by a farce..
A promise that was made..
No its not good,
It was fake..
I see myself in the mirror everytime..
Little by little getting lost…
In this self inflicted crime..
But where is the salvation, that i seek..
Where is the preacher,
That preached the promised land..
15 min. Of heaven and than..
Another day..
Of getting tormented in hell..
When this cycle will stop, You ask..
I don’t know..
But till then I hope to live..
So I can slit this demon throat..
While holding him by his wrist..
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Genre: Life, Society
At that moment when Aphrodite
conquered the fourth Sky as well
the highest circles of Society
decided that she could now be
proclaimed Illustrious Woman.
That is the great
moment had come for the Advertisement
her body to be stuck to the background
of Omnipotence
or for the passions of Nature to violently
trampled on
if she were
to conquer even the Ninth Heaven.
Or simply to be a contributor
to the Sun’s circling from Dawn to Sunset
to be executed not only
without any intervention of night
but also during the time period
when the Giants of money had a taste for it.
And without yet returning to her Man
Aphrodite observed that
the seas had begun to bury the blue in the earth
and the first dust had begun to fall
on the laurel wreath of victory
as the island of Cyprus
filled up with reporters and managers
and with the vilest people in the World.
The moment Hephaestus learned of all that
he locked himself in his house
because he too would be losing
his beautiful wife
now she had appeared before
the eyes of the World…
Translation by PHILIP RAMP
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Genre: Society, Rhyme
(with profuse apologies to John Masefield)
Elegant young lady dressed in black Versace
gliding around Waitrose with a leisured ease,
with a cartload of oysters, mussels, truffles,
fillet steak, Bollinger, and Stilton cheese.
Smartish young accountant still in office outfit
trudging around Sainsbury’s on her homeward way,
with a cartload of pasta, chicken, houmous,
pitta bread, Camembert and Chardonnay.
Shabby hungry student rushing back from lectures,
dashing around Tesco in her faded jeans,
with a cartload of cider, Cheddar, pizza,
sliced bread, sausages and cheap baked beans.
Sue Barnard
Author and Editor at Crooked Cat Books
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Genre: Family
I am free to live.
I am free to love.
I am free to forgive.
I am free to be me.
I will live free from man.
I will live to love.
I will live to forgive.
I will live to be me.
I love me and all that there is.
I love to live.
I love to forgive.
I love to love.
I learned to forgive to live free.
I forgive to love.
I forgive to relieve pain.
I forgive so I can be me.
I am a Child of GOD!
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Performed by Becky Shrimpton
Get to know the poet:
What is the theme of your poem?
Taking ownership.
What motivated you to write this poem?
Honor of my Israelite heritage.
How long have you been writing poetry?
7 years
If you could have dinner with one person (dead or alive), who would that be?
My Great Grandfather.
What influenced you to submit to have your poetry performed by a professional actor?
To use a different format to expand my art and audience.
Do you write other works? scripts? Short Stories? Etc..?
Yes, Scripts, Screenplays. Songs, Books.
What is your passion in life?
The creative arts.
Performed by Becky Shrimpton
Get to know the poet:
What is the theme of your poem?
You could call the theme of this poem “heartache”.
What motivated you to write this poem?
‘Let Your Soul Fly Free to Heaven’ is a poem written after the breakup from a man I truly loved. I was extremely depressed at the time and writing to express my feelings turned out into a few very special poems. I love how the rhythm of this poem is very regular and I still think this is one of my best.
How long have you been writing poetry?
I started writing poetry in my teenager years, stopped in my late twenties and picked up writing poetry a few years ago.
If you could have dinner with one person (dead or alive), who would that be?
I would wish I could have dinner with Barry White. He was not only an excellent singer with a unique voice but as well a fantastic composer and songwriter. I would have loved to ask him for a few secrets on songwriting.
What influenced you to submit to have your poetry performed by a professional actor?
I know how it sounds when I read my poems… I felt seeing someone else reading it and find out if I still like the way it’s written.
Do you write other works? scripts? Short Stories? Etc..?
I write novels and novellas, mostly. I’m intensely working on my pre-novel novella right now and I hope very much it won’t take too long anymore to have it published.
What is your passion in life?
I do have several passions – but my most important passion is writing. This is what I want to do.
Performed by Elizabeth Rose Morriss
Get to know the poet:
What is the theme of your poem?
The theme of ‘Rogue Wave’ is living with and surviving the challenges life throws at us. Everyone faces challenges that turn life over and make us wonder what’s coming next. This poem will also have additional depth for anyone living with a chronic illness or a condition, especially depression or anxiety – they can go through this kind of experience every day, sometimes more than once a day.
What motivated you to write this poem?
‘Rogue Wave’ is a poem that comes from my own experience of life as a person who lives with both depression and chronic conditions. It frequently feels like the wave of life is dumping me hard, but even when it does spit me onto the sand, I have survived.
I wrote this poem to encourage those in similar situations through knowing that they are not alone and someone else feels the same way they do, but also to enlighten those who haven’t considered what that can be like.
How long have you been writing poetry?
I’ve been writing poetry for years, and got published for the first time last year.
If you could have dinner with one person (dead or alive), who would that be?
William Shakespeare. I love his work, and have so many questions!
What influenced you to submit to have your poetry performed by a professional actor?
I believe in my work, and I want to see it reach people and move them. I think that’s what any poet wants.
Do you write other works? scripts? Short Stories? Etc..?
In addition to my poetry, I have one book of short stories about encountering challenge and change called ‘New Horizons’, and a one-act play for teens called ‘The Shakespeare Omelette’.
What is your passion in life?
Obviously, poetry is one of my passions. I’m also passionate about helping my students be the best that they can be and pursue their own passions in life, too.
Performed by Becky Shrimpton
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What is the theme of your poem?
Satirical look at a funeral home
What motivated you to write this poem?
Just a bit of fun with a few rhymes.
How long have you been writing poetry?
I’m not really a poet. Write a few on occasion.
If you could have dinner with one person (dead or alive), who would that be?
Patricia Highsmith (my favorite author)
What influenced you to submit to have your poetry performed by a professional actor?
Thought it would be fun to have this read aloud.
Do you write other works? scripts? Short Stories? Etc..?
I am a short story writer (many have appeared on WILDSOUNDfestival.
What is your passion in life?
Just trying to live it to the fullest.
Performed by Val Cole
Get to know the poet:
What is the theme of your poem?
– Siblings.
What motivated you to write this poem?
– The need to let things go and the hope it would help others to do the same.
How long have you been writing poetry?
– Ten years, on and off.
If you could have dinner with one person (dead or alive), who would that be?
– Orson Welles.
What influenced you to submit to have your poetry performed by a professional actor?
– I love film, too, and I’m really looking forward to hearing poetry read out loud by actors.
Do you write other works? scripts? Short Stories? Etc..?
– Feature film screenplays and fiction short stories.
What is your passion in life?
– People. I love watching happy people.
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