One of our poetry members Emma, is steaming ahead with her Hay Festival Poetry Challenge of finding ten poems within the pages of official Hay Festival Programme. A little bird tell me she has just completed number five but will post it online tomorrow.
Here’s what you’ve been missing so far.
2 / 10 – Page 13 – Friday 27th May
Starlight / winter days / quicksilver / music from a pearl earring: /
How did the / writer / bring / to life / a
constellation / in / blues- /
voice / the spirit / of his inspirations /
Plant / his / poem / of / the / World.
3 / 10 – Page 15 – Saturday 28th May.
Title – Free but …
Memory – the world’s greatest – storyteller – is vanishing –
Explore – who remains – hate – genius – her brilliant – Face. – Did you know – we – can kill you – or – make – the weird and – wonderful – echo – one love – Yet, inside – her life has been – plagued by – the story of a man – A Dying Breed – that travels the – perilous streets of – the dark …
4 of 10 Page 25 – Sunday 29th May
Savage / Bear / savage / author / he acts out / the / Myth of Them and / talks to / Amnesia.
Amnesia: / a young woman / releases the Angel Worm / hundreds / walk free / and the magical / pour out. / While she goes to ground / to write her story; to save her, and himself, and maybe his / morality.
Lunatics, Lovers and Poets / three / writers / the colour of milk / ambassadors / of / the aftermath; / distinguished / privateers / plying their trade …..
THE HAY WRITERS 