Transparent Words - Bios |
Contributers
All of the contributers to this edition of Transparent Words have been part of the Featured Poet series at the PK Poetry List Website. Interviews and more of their work can be found using the links below.
"I love the compactness of poetry, it's Tardis quality of being much bigger on the inside than it appears on the outside." - Ted Slade |
2 - BARBARA PHILLIPS - NOVEMBER 2000
"Writing is like panning for gold; a lot of material is required to yield modest treasure." - Barbara Phillips |
3 - FRANK FAUST - DECEMBER 2000
"I would write to try to make a still-life out of a situation so as to be able to understand it - almost as a way of reassuring myself that I understood." - Frank Faust |
4 - CHRISTINA FLETCHER - FEBRUARY 2001
" I like sharp, spare writing that rings true." - Christina Fletcher |
5 - LAWRENCE UPTON - MARCH 2001
"Some years ago I got fixated on black Ryman felt tip pens and blue Greek exercise books. I'd sit with a bottle of retsina and a big blue book full of white pages which I'd cover with spidery writing... Some of it was ok." – Lawrence Upton |
"...genuine poetry has a certain glow that's like finding gold. It's a wonderful feeling when you see it and recognise it." – James Bell |
7 - CALAYA J. WILLIAMS - MAY 2001
| "I think all our poems, songs and stories are young plants whose hope for growth lies in shared soils, however we share." - Calaya J. Williams |
8 – GARY BLANKENSHIP - JUNE 2001
| "I workshop nearly 100 percent of what I write, and am convinced I would not be writing today without the support and teaching that workshops provide." - Gary Blankenship |
9 - M. A. GRIFFITHS (grasshopper) - JULY 2001
| "I hope that with all my poems, whatever else I am trying to communicate, I will communicate some of my delight in language and the magic of words.." - M.A. Griffiths |
Jim Bennett - Liverpool, U.K.
A poet who was born and lives in Liverpool, UK. Has had over forty books published some for children, many technical and six collections of his poetry. In addition there are tapes and CD's of Jim reading his own poems and singing his songs. Jim regularly tours in the UK and America and teaches Creative Arts at the University of Liverpool. He has been published widely in paper and in on-line magazines. A detailed interview with Jim is available on the Poetry Kit website.