I first got
interested in sounds and poetry from an early age. I have
always liked the idea of poetry as a lyric, and that
includes the song lyric.
My first real foray into the genre was
when I was fifteen and did the essential trip into the
wilderness to discover myself.
I hitch-hiked from my home just north of
London all the way to Penzance, and then on to Lands End where I
caught a small plane to St Mary's, one of the Scilly.
Even that wasn't far enough. I cadged a ride in a small boat to
the small isle of Tresco, where there were no roads, no cars,
and almost no people. I camped on a patch of ground a few yards
back from the sea.
I stayed a week, and tried to learn something. I suspect I
learned nothing in particular, but I wrote the poem with guitar
accompaniment which is called Revaluation.
I will gradually load these files and many more onto my Youtube
channel.
The Audio
Here are just a couple of the audio versions of the poems.
The Invitation
Curtain
Quartet for John Cage
I wrote this after meeting John Cage. Despite what I say in the
poem the music is mine not his.
The Invitation