Global Poetry Systems is a user generated world map of poetry found at www.southbankcentre.co.uk/gps
Poetry that travels: Imprisoned in a cage of sound, even the trivial seems profound.
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Tuesdays are terrific
With their “not monday-ness”
Wednesdays are woeful
With their “only halfway-ness”
Thursdays are frilly
With their “on the edge of Fridayness”
Fridays are fantastic (what else?)
With their “It’s Friday!!!! -ness”
Saturdays are too short
With their “woke late-ness”
Sundays are somber
With their “too close to Monday-ness”
Mondays!
Mondays?
Mondays are Moany
Moody and mad
Mondays are manic
Mondays are mayhap
There is no mirth on Mondays
To ever be [...]
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Our congratulations to Lemn Sissay, poet and Southbank Centre Artist in Residence on his MBE announced this month in the New Year’s Honours List. Lemn discusses some of the issues surrounding his acceptance over on his blog.
Nor am I not accepting a Member of The British Empire “on behalf of the community” [...]
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She is singing loudly
White ear phones removing all inhibition
Pulling tuts and stares like teeth.
“look at my baby – her eyes are grey”
She says to a friend
A friend trying to sink into the chaotic design.
You’re speaking loudly!”
“Yeah I know”
She fixes her friend with a confident stare.
And baby grey eyes.
This is part of a series of poems [...]
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