Tag Archives: COMMENT

RADICAL BEAT POET

Posted on July 13, 2026 by edenbray

radical beat poet .. .wherever dust settlesand the folded flag lays flaccidsprinkled with bloods of the innocenta partizan and his gunthe zealot in his zealpontificates of power rest easywho hold the bigger gunwield one thousand brave menand women in their … Continue reading →

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THIS BRITAIN (2021)

Posted on July 5, 2026 by edenbray

THIS BRITAIN (2021) THIS BRITAIN – 2021by edenbray.I woke one day in that dreadful season pulling wallpaper from the drabbest ceilingi heard the cuckoo in my head, a sound i’d come to dread and larks ascending anddescending to an unmade … Continue reading →

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FACING OUR HISTORY .. .

Posted on June 19, 2026 by edenbray
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NUREMBURG 5

Posted on December 12, 2025 by edenbray

Nuremberg 5 .. Unashamed tears, a tributary     rivers run grey without a sun     banners unfurled in cardamom     reflect an orphaned moon Nuremberg, your clenched smile     your rendered face stained     till … Continue reading →

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OPTIMIST at the OPTOMETRIST

Posted on December 7, 2025 by edenbray

optimist at the optometrist .. . optimist at the optometrist 1, 000 illuminated eyes waiting to decide Buddy Holly brides endless eyebrows rising space-pod aliens disguise urban cowboys overheard in private conversations about their ears and eyes Marianna’s blackened eaux … Continue reading →

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WORLDS in COLLISION .. .

Posted on September 4, 2025 by edenbray

worlds in collision .. . . . I reminded myself of a book I once read in around nineteen seventy one which described images of planetary chaos that fired me up to try and understand about the universe and later … Continue reading →

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WAKE UP SUSIE .. .

Posted on August 21, 2025 by edenbray

wake up Susie .. . The world was simpler thenwhen Phil and Don strummed guitarsand Mahalia Jackson sang of love and mercywe thought we saw Gagarin’s shadow on the moonbut it was really blue cheese spread on pizza breadwith anchovies, … Continue reading →

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mishmash exceptions

Posted on July 24, 2025 by edenbray

mishmash exceptions : .. I tumbled out of the controversy    and out of sleep where I had raised a perspiration   not brought about by heat but nagging concerns   I wrestle with each day McManus and Jackie Pallo … Continue reading →

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TESCO OFFERS .. .

Posted on May 10, 2025 by edenbray

tesco offers .. .. i Step down walkways   imaginations memoirs   clinging; still hung over   in your full bloodied mind   concerning latest cortex             of worries   dreams ill-defined I join this … Continue reading →

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TURNER PRIZE .. .

Posted on April 3, 2025 by edenbray

Turner Prize .. . by your leave I am not sullied by semantics my projects laid out like morning clothes Charles Wesley spoke with the chamber maid lay down your guns in charcoal the chamber maid spoke with the cook … Continue reading →

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