poetry – lucy crispin, poet

uncomplicated

Oct 1, 2024 #Bertol Brecht, #Brecft, #George Herbert, #Herbert, #pleasure, #pleasures, #poem, #poetry, #prayer by Lucy Crispin

The 42 group has been talking about pleasures recently, and I was reminded of this poem, to which one of the group members introduced me a while ago. I think it’s delightful—a great example of a list poem. See what you think of ‘Pleasures‘ by Bertol Brecht.

poetry, poetry appreciation

something completely different

Sep 17, 2024 #Anagremmer, #Oerreira, #Peter Perreira, #poem, #poetry, #politics, #wit, #wordplay by Lucy Crispin

One of those poems that’s very pleasing for those of a playing-with-words bent. Here’s ‘Anagrammer‘ by Peter Perreira for you to enjoy.

news, poetry, publications

cheerful news

Sep 16, 2024 #getting the summer clothes out of storage, #poem, #poetry, #Shelley Memorial Prize by Lucy Crispin

Hello dear readers. It’s very cheering to be able to say I won a prize in a competition (although you have won third prize in a competition sounds very much like Monopoly!). ‘getting the summer clothes out of storage’ is one of the poems from the new book (light-of-day date as yet unknown), but you can read it here, if you’d like to.
Usual post will be up tomorrow. See you then.

poetry, poetry appreciation

our small durance

Oooooh I do like me a nice bit of intertextuality.* When this poem plopped in my inbox I was very glad to meet it. I’d be very interested to see what you make of ‘Gerard Manley Hopkins‘ by Leontia Flynn. For ease of reference, here’s the poem with which Flynn’s poem has such a close relationship.

poetry, poetry appreciation, reflection

talking or lying…?

Aug 6, 2024 #connection, #courage, #despair, #fear, #honesty, #intimacy, #isolation, #Larkin, #Philip Larkin, #poem, #poetry, #relationship, #Talking in Bed by Lucy Crispin

A friend of mine recently dealt with a potentially tricky situation between us with tremendous grace and courage. Their honesty brought to mind this poem about its opposite—a poem I have long loved with a deep sense of melancholy, fearing that it spoke The Truth. It’s always a great relief when I remember the poem speaks the poet’s truth, with which we all may resonate sometimes, but which need not be The Whole or Only. See what you think about Larkin’s ‘Talking in Bed‘:

poetry

reasons to write part 1

May 27, 2021 #easter island, #Gluck, #grief, #Louise Gluck, #making meaning, #ver poets by Lucy Crispin

Louise Glück, winner of the 2020 Nobel Prize for literature, has said: “Writing is a kind of revenge against circumstance… : bad luck, loss, pain. If you make something out of it, then you’ve no longer been bested by these events.” That makes so much sense to me. Sometimes writing does feel alchemical (in intent, anyway!), and reading Gluck’s comment inspires me to share one of the poems where I was attempting to turn base metal into gold…

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above the parapet

Aug 2, 2020 #closed, #competition news, #lockdown, #looking for stuff the solicitor needs, #mandatory blackbird poem, #new sentinel, #pennine platform, #poetry, #publications, #segora competition, #shades of blue, #spoonfeed by Lucy Crispin

Like most people, I imagine, I’ve found it hard to keep going with my usual activities these last few months—including writing, though it’s central to my life both as process and product. There’s just so much energy needed to keep so much stuff at bay; so much effort going into not shouting with rage or terror or sheer frustration (well not in public anyway)… Time, I thought to do some celebrating. Share some good news for a change.

Category: poetry