Tuesday, January 27, 2015

The Tuesday Poem




This week's poem is by Canterbury poet Hamish Peterson. Andrew Bell brings us the poem and his own observations about Hamish's poetry and style as a spoken word poet. The poem is


Upon hearing this young poet's delivery first-hand, Tuesday Poem editor Andrew Bell notes: 

 "I was immediately struck by the forcefulness, passion and conviction that Hamish conveyed when reading his work. Hamish is definitely a poet whose style is rooted in the oral tradition of poetry and his poetry possesses a potent extra dimension when read aloud." 

Go here to see this week's poem and also the other offerings from other poets in NZ and around the world. 

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