Monthly Archives: October 2013

Sybarites

28 Monday Oct 2013

Posted by in Grief, Heartbreak, Longing & Waiting, Loss, Muse, Poetry

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Veiled in anonymity,

hidden from the world to see,

living out my life I’m never known.

 

Feeling that I don’t belong;

you all sing a different song,

quietly I slip on by unseen.

 

As the moon its teardrops cry,

each a star lights up the sky,

as it hears my heartbreak every night.

 

One day though I will belong,

you will hear my siren’s song,

ring throughout the universe unbound.

 

Until then I’m here to stay,

writing with my words I play,

poets sybarite will haunt my heart.

 

© Sybarites 28.10.2013

by Alexandra Carr-Malcolm

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WoMan Flu

21 Monday Oct 2013

Posted by in Daily life, Humour, Poetry

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Just to let everyone know – my woman flu has finally cleared up! I just thought I’d share this silly poem for fun – thank you for all the well wishes 🙂

 

 

 

A poet with a head cold

is not so good to see

fuelled by Olbas and by Vicks

tissues to fell a tree

 

Cannot think of words to write

has lost their sense of meter

rhymes won’t work and sPeLing’s gone

it could be writ much neater

 

My brain’s contracted that’s 4 sure

and poems just turn out grotty

So I’ll just snuggle in my bed

and knock back ten hot toddies

 

© WoMan Flu 21.10.2013

by Alexandra Carr-Malcolm

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Off The Shelf Festival – Sheffield

12 Saturday Oct 2013

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Please feel free to come along to the event if you are in Sheffield. I will be reading some of my poetry towards the end of the day (2.45pm ish). So please come along and say hello! I have had a shower and I am wearing my lucky socks, so it should be a good day!!

 

 

This year Word Life and Now Then will be hosting the opening event of Off The Shelf Festival Of Words at the Winter Gardens. FREE ENTRY. 
Featuring;

Open Mic as below.

There will be a handful of slots open to people who walk up on the day. First come, first served.

11.30– 12.15

Donna Jones
Julian Dobson
Jude Calvert-Toulmin
Dan Whitaker
James Giddings
Davy Charles
Ian Macgill

12.45-1.30

Imogen Cassels
Kieran Mathers
Vera Fibisian
Karl Riordan
Ben Dorey
Mark Doyle
Tim Plant
Liz Searle

2-2.45

Ian Macgill
Tony Goodwin
Addie Abbott
Kate Garrett
Gemma Perkins
Ben Taylor
Alexandra Carr-Malcolm
Adele Geraghty
David Turner

Poetry Films.

We’ve been happy to have commissioned the making of almost 30 short films of Sheffield based poets reading their work. From last year’s project ’21 poets for Sheffield’ to this years ‘Distant Lands – The Steel Trail’, we’ll be playing the work of some of our local poets and a few other favourites as well. If you’d like to suggest some please post suggestions on the wall.

Writing Games

We’re going to be running an open running workshop throughout the day which people are encouraged to contribute too. From the collective story (write a line, pass it on) to more specific exercises, there will be space for you to pick up a pen and start writing.

Featured Guests.

We’re also going to be featuring a few of the leading poets from the local scene and a few from further afield.

Also if anyone would like to sell books/leave flyers for other projects there will be a table manned

 

English: Sheffield Winter Gardens, Sheffield, England. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)