Thanks Peter for this: great to see work from Tim and Amy out there.
S
Simon Smith
Lecturer in Creative Writing
Room NC5, School of English
Rutherford College
University of Kent
Canterbury
CT2 7NX
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Phone: 01227 (82)3423
Consultation Hours: by appointment
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From: British & Irish poets [[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Peter Hughes [[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 30 June 2011 18:05
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Subject: New from Oystercatcher
New from Oystercatcher:
Tim Allen – incidental harvest
A5 24pp. ISBN: 978-1-905885-45-9
there was anger in the descriptions
i’ve done it myself i’ve described things while being angry
i’ve made a balloon with sharp knives
and shoulders that fail miserably
when smuggling was a way of life
and the smuggler was angry with his boat
and angry with the sea
and with you and…
i’ve done it myself mate i’ve been there it’s not nice
i’ve wielded the blubby knife
and over practiced the anger thing
now i would like to describe the cuts in public serves to you
i won’t get into details
Amy Evans – Collecting Shells
A5 20pp. ISBN: 978-1-905885-46-6
look(ing), glass only
just emerged
blown upon an out-breath sigh,
as if, when you too quickly cool (grow
cold), I’ll shatter
in an in-
breath gasp no (longer) matter
£4 each (inc UK p&p). Cheques payable to P.Hughes at
4 Coastguard Cottages, Old Hunstanton, Norfolk PE36 6EL
or Paypal via Oystercatcher website
or buy any 6 books for just 20 quid like a sensible person
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