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Gaby Brogan's avatar

There is not enough sci-fi poetry out there - this is fantastic. Love the way you played with space and language. My favourite stanza was,

"The ovoid opens, flowerlike

A human falls into silver arms

Fed and washed while he is at work

Life: Dull, interesting, short, long"

Beautiful!

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Phillip Carter's avatar

Thank you! You've helped me see this poem in a new light. Perhaps the collection's release could be hastened :P

I've had more than a handful of people say "I don't like poetry, but I like yours" or some variation on that theme over the years, which is a fantastic compliment but does place me firmly in my own genre!

Tempted to have a poetry pen name, as I am also a comedian and I do like playing dress up

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Gaby Brogan's avatar

Absolutely! The more weird and unusual poetry out there, the better. Get it into the light!

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Phillip Carter's avatar

See you around Christmas time for weird poems, yeah?

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