Amongst other projects, I have been reading a lot of brief biographies and obituaries of a wide variety of people, some famous, some infamous and some not famous at all. As I read, I am looking for a hook, an incident, a quirk, a quotation or whatever and when I find a way in I just let my imagination loose.
The poems in this project are approximately 10 lines but if the flow is good I will not be restricted.
To give you a flavour of what might become a pamphlet (or a hell of a fantasy dinner party), here's the collection so far:
Frank Sinatra
Tammy Wynette
William S. Burroughs
Barbara Castle
Idi Amin
Francis Bacon
Oliver Hardy
Rosa Parks
Harry Patch
Thomas Millar
Burt Lancaster
Roald Dahl
Geronimo
Katy Jurado
Burt Lancaster
Roald Dahl
Geronimo
Katy Jurado
I needed a minimum of a dozen but I'll re-read, tweak, etc until I think they are decent enough to submit.
I'm not ready to share them yet, but soon.
I'm not ready to share them yet, but soon.
Fun with ideas. Fun with words!
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