These past couple of weeks, I have swamped with editing, creative work and a conference coming up at the Sorbonne (ahh!), so there has been no time to fit in a Tuesday Poem, sadly (sob). However, lists are poems – yes? I found this list a couple of weeks ago at our local Brockwell Park (they have an amazing community garden there, and this was parked out front), so here is this week’s Tuesday Poem/List. Enjoy!
Do head on over to the Tuesday Poem hub, where those more organised than I have posted some gems this week (read: actual poems). I am very enamoured of Emma’s choice this Tuesday – ‘Kiss’ by the talented Rachel Bush.
May 23, 2012 at 2:39 pm
Oh I love this! Found poems can often be the best.
May 23, 2012 at 7:25 pm
Yes, aren’t they? Especially those where you least expect them – I have recently noticed that the Brockwell Park gardeners do a new board of birds every week! I am assuming it is a list compiled by all those that frequent the gardens – a community ‘found’ poem. Marvellous stuff.
May 23, 2012 at 8:12 pm
This is very cool and it just occurs to me …it also reads like the list that goes up at a Live Poets Meeting.
Thankyou.
Theses birds will be performing today.
May 28, 2012 at 7:21 am
What an observation! That’s exactly how they write line-ups for poetry meetings/readings, Helen – how funny
May 24, 2012 at 3:43 am
I love this, it made me laugh out loud. But I’m a bit worried about the heron – what happened? Mis-identified? Flew away? Didn’t want the publicity?
May 28, 2012 at 7:23 am
Yes, I had such a big grin when I found it! That was my immediate thought, too, Belinda – why is the Heron crossed off? I’m sure it was all about the publicity and the jitters at being first
May 28, 2012 at 12:43 am
Love that the heron’s crossed off – it really makes the poem interesting – like Belinda, it makes me wonder… (have you two met by the way, both being Tuesday Poets in London? can I suggest TP drinks? They’re a lot of fun, + Kathleen Jones when she’s in town…
May 28, 2012 at 7:26 am
Yes, the crossing off really makes it into a dynamic, acted-upon, alive list, doesn’t it, Mary? It gives you such a sense of the possibility – it could still be modified! And, also, yes! Belinda & I (& Kathleen when she’s London-headed) should meet up for a TP coffee/wine soon – I shall get organising once June, the conference, & several books are out of the way! Whew.
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