The Japan Quiz
will be this Friday.
These web-pages are all you’ll have
remember the fixed
frame of the branches
the blossom’s revelry
the brush placed and stilled
deep coral
viridian
the last days of the samurai
the rise of the merchant-classes
basic themes
remember the slight
sway of the branches
a lantern dangling
its private landscape
are all you’ll have
apart from what we’ll talk about on Wednesday.
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Published by Pam Thompson
I'm a Poet and reviewer based in Leicester, UK. My publications are 'Spin' (1998, Waldean Press), 'Parting the Ghosts of Salt', (2000, Redbeck Press), 'Show Date and Time'(2006, SmithIDoorstop), 'Hologram' (2008, Sunk Island Publishing) and 'The Japan Quiz' (2008, Redbeck Press).
My second full collection, Strange Fashion, will be published by Pindrop Press in 2017.
I am one of the organisers /comperes of Word! at The Y Theatre in Leicester, the longest running spoken word, open-mic night in the East Midlands.
I offer readings, workshops, mentoring /critiquing services. Enquire directly to pamthompson240@gmail.com
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Love this piece. How do you decide how to position the spacing? It’s very effective – and so specific.
Lovely imagery and love the detail – ‘rise of the merchant classes – basic themes’ quite a lot of humour to it.
I love that you’re blogging poetry!
LXX
Thanks, Lydia. The spacing was instinctive-just seemed right.It’s great to do this so I have to work quite quickly and go with first things which is good for me. I have a fixation about Japan anyway and found the title and first line and chose an image and took it from there.