Former leading New Zealand publisher and bookseller, and widely experienced judge of both the Commonwealth Writers Prize and the Montana New Zealand Book Awards, talks about what he is currently reading, what impresses him and what doesn't, along with chat about the international English language book scene, and links to sites of interest to booklovers.
Tuesday, August 18, 2015
The Tuesday Poem
The Tuesday Poem this week is "Speaking of the Balloonist" by our own Janis Freegard, featured by Helen McKinlay who has provided an indepth commentary--so please do hie thee to the Hub and support them both by reading, commenting, and spreading the word.
In her commentary, Helen McKinlay says:
"In Janis's writing science and imagination balance each other, allowing her to stretch the boundaries of the known with credibility"
Speaking of the Balloonist
he had a balloon for a head
so to start with I didn’t trust him
his lips made rubber sounds when he spoke he always rode a bicycle
and I was concerned his head might catch
in the spokes of his wheels and burst
(this never happened)
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To read more, click on:
Speaking of the Balloonist
You can also check out other great poems from the international Tuesday Poem community, featured in the left hand side bar on the Tuesday Poem Blog.
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