Sunday 20 August 2023

THOM THE WORLD POET: The Daily Poem

  

Rob Ayling, yer Gonzo Grande Fromage, writes:

"Thom the World poet is an old mate of mine from way back in my history. Even pre-dating Voiceprint, when I was running "Otter Songs" and Thom's poetry tapes and guest appearances with Daevid Allen, Gilli Smyth and Mother Gong are well known and highly regarded. It just felt right to include a daily poem from Thom on our Gonzo blog and when I approached him to do so, he replied within seconds!!! Thom is a great talent and just wants to spread poetry, light and positive energy across the globe. If we at Gonzo can help him do that - why not?"

PABLO NERUDA WROTE "DOMESTIC POEMS"-
Poems to scissors,crockery  and to cutlery-much like Penelope
Fitzgerald,that is..She divided her life into poems
about her life ,a stray cat,her loves,objects in a kitchen drawer..
Simple as Pam Ayers,gentle as Stevie Smith and H.D,
her poetry is of a small life ,shared with her daughter
in an epistolary manner.Gentle poetry,whimsical..
Perhaps you knew her from her Booker Award Winning novel-OFFSHORE..
Or perhaps for her work-THE BLUE FLOWER.
She wrote about other poets,largely forgotten in 2023.-
Anne Enright,Charlotte Mew,Edward White Benson..
You may remember Radclyffe Hall and Stevie Smith ..If you do,then..
Time to re-read these Thirteen Poems of Penelope Fitzgerald..
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