Open Mic

'People think they love poetry, but actually
they hate it. The average punter feels 
that poetry is too self-conscious.'
- Hugo Williams


How long ago was it
when he made a start
on sharing with his public
the brilliance of his art?

It seems like half a lifetime
since he took the stage
but every time you hope he’s done
he turns another…......


page.

Is no one going to tell him,
or he might read until you drop,
that the craft he needs to master
is knowing when to


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