Category Archives: EDENBRAY in EXILE – A RETROSPECTIVE

THERE ARE FAR TOO MANY RULES .. .

There are far too many rules .. . .;/ +=+ We want you to be free   to begin writing poetry take walks in the park   in this brave new world which gets smaller every day   yet that … Continue reading

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MODERN WORKS 2020 ~ 16 – IT’S A BAILEY – SANDALS

A NEW PUBLICATION: MODERN WORKS 2020 ~ 16 – POEM 14 To celebrate the launch of my NEW booklet containing 16 diverse poems and essays entitled : MODERN WORKS 2020 – I am happy to offer a signed, printed hard-copy … Continue reading

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OUTTAKES – 05 ~ MAUD & MARIANNE

OUTTAKES – 05 I’ve been in the attic, I’ve been in the cellar, I raided my notebooks – I’M HAVING A YARD SALE – It’s a Car Boot – THEY’RE UNFINISHED LINES, unfinished poems, POEMS THAT MISSED OUT ON PREVIOUS … Continue reading

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OUTTAKES ~ 02 – COMMON PEOPLE –

… … … COMMON PEOPLE … …   …   …   The common man is hidden He hides Society once dressed him in grey And navy But now out of the magician’s hat Badly free Punctured skin and stored notes NHS … Continue reading

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EDENBRAY in EXILE – 50 – the sentinel

‘Edenbray in Exile’ A Retrospective Anthology of 50 Poems, Articles and Essays … … … #50 ~ THE SENTINEL …   …   … … … … Hold hard the grey coated sentinel Who draws his breath upon faint hope Of prussian nights … Continue reading

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EDENBRAY in EXILE ~ Retrospective Anthology of Poems, Articles and Essays – Post-2011 – The Final List of 50

‘Edenbray in Exile’ A Retrospective Anthology of Poems, Articles and Essays Post-2011 ~ The Final Selection of 50 Pieces ~ … … … – Posted on https://edenbray8.com/ – between March 25 and May 12th, 2020 – …   …   … Love is … Continue reading

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EDENBRAY in EXILE – 49 – arno’s fire

‘Edenbray in Exile’ A Retrospective Anthology of 50 Poems, Articles and Essays … … … 🇮🇹 ARNO’S FIRE … . .. The swollen Arno overflows, only the wicked river knows A trail of umber sediment, borrowed nuggets of rose-gold Beneath the … Continue reading

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EDENBRAY in EXILE – 48 – child

‘Edenbray in Exile’ A Retrospective Anthology of 50 Poems, Articles and Essays … … … CHILD – O’ weary me O’ weary be the sight of sun the smell of sea the yawn of death the bite of flea – I … Continue reading

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EDENBRAY in EXILE – 47 – jessica madlala

‘Edenbray in Exile’ A Retrospective Anthology of 50 Poems, Articles and Essays … … … Jessica Madlala *** I never had cause to doubt her Her smile could open gates Dress crabs, light fires and keep me warm at night She … Continue reading

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EDENBRAY in EXILE – 46 – she was

‘Edenbray in Exile’ A Retrospective Anthology of 50 Poems, Articles and Essays … … … She was … She was Caught between two schools, or stools, Of thought and age, of custom and practice, Wrested from her sex, hers and the … Continue reading

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