Patrick Jones

[baby.giraffe]

I am a big poetry lover however I am shamed to admit he must be the only contemporary poet I have read at any length. Does anyone else enjoy his work?

 

His plays also include Everything Must Go & Unprotected Sex. I have the scripts but have sadly never seen them. Despite walking the length of Oxford Road in Manchester looking for the theater to buy tickets!

 

On a side note any contemporary poetry recommendations will be gratefully received.

 

Hmm first real post. Scary.

[poppy]

I just looked him up babygiraffe and discovered this one written by him which I thought very good.

 

THE LIE

 

I found the lie again this morning

I shouldn't have looked

but I'm sorry, I did

went searching under beds

and amongst names,

it lay so still, I wasn't sure if it was still alive

so I poked it,

held it, almost cradled it

took it outside

into the bright sunlight

gave it the kiss of life

it grew and grew

stood up once more

stretched and looked at me

then walked away, shouting names,dates,times,clues and crimes,

 

I ran after it,

clawing, stumbling through thicket,

tried to stop it going

knocked it to the floor kicked and punched it

til it lay lifeless once more,

I picked it up,

carried it inside,

as before,

I hide it in a secret place

closed the door

swallowed the key

and sat in the sun

I know where the lie is now,

but I can't tell anyone

what I have done-

[baby.giraffe]

Hello.

 

Its great you looked him up he's a total inspiration to me. I completely recommend his spoken word poetry cd. It's so powerful. Plus even more impressive when you know he overcame a very bad stammer to find his voice. I also have a collection of his work called "fuse". He he I'm a bit fanatical about him as I rarely come across people who read / know of him.

[sophiagia10]

My favorite book by Patrick Jones is The Tear Collector, This is a great teen book! It had a great plot, but the thing I liked most about the book was that it made me think. There was a lot of teen drama and teen issues.