East Dulwich poet

[smith]

There's a brilliant local poet called Neil Rollinson (Spanish Fly) who's written quite a few poems about East Dulwich. Recurring themes that EDF regulars will identify with such as curry houses and public transport. Does anyone know whether he's published anything since Spanish Fly?

I was reminded today of one titled 'A Tin Church' which starts like this...

We start the white-knuckle ride

on Dog Kennel Hill where the driver

puts his foot down at the bend

by the pub, Villeneuve in dreadlocks,

putting the bus through its paces.

...

[Narnia]

I've never heard of him but I'm not really into poetry. If I was honest I think it's a waste of time and your extract doesn't change my opinion. I had a friend in my teenage years who has become quite well known as an artist but his work left me wondering what it was about it that people found interesting. Must be something wrong with me I suppose.

[smith]

To each his own! Perhaps I haven't provided the best example, but it's all I could remember! And possibly the ED poems represent a bygone era (before its poncification!).

[Thequietone]

Heres his website so you can make your own judgemants.

http://www.neilrollinson.com/

Paul

[mishadreams]

I like his work, and poetry, though it's a dirty word. for me, its about finding space in a crowded world.

[fractionater]

It doesn't even rhyme!!!

[Curmudgeon]

fractionater Wrote:

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> It doesn't even rhyme!!!

sniggers

I remember being forced to read Seamus Heany and being appalled at the way he made his lines rhyme

"Between my finger and my thumb

the squat pen rests, snug as a gun"

see what he did there? do you? do you?

see it rhymes .. and this is why he is paid the big bucks and 16 year olds are forced to learn about him

[Brendan]

So he gets paid to rhyme?

Bollocks! I do that all the time.

[Keef]

I'm not a bif fan of poetry either, but that said, I love song lyrics which I guess you could call poetry, but it's the fact they're in a song that makes them great.

Mrs Keef is an English nut, and loves poetry, and if she listens to a song, she'll listen to words first, tune second, which is the opposite to me.

[mishadreams]

Sorry but since when does poetry have to rhyme?

[Brendan]

Since the beginning of time

Man has favoured the rhyme

Over modernist prose

Set to verse I suppose