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THE NEW POETRY –SHOWCASE MYSPACE contains sixty-six poems that are eminently readable. They will thrill, make you think, bring a tear to your eye, and move you in so many ways. There are also thirty full colour pictures in the book that add mood and enhance.
The striking book cover was designed in house using the artwork of Gary Trenchard. Gary is an American artist who features his work online, so once again MYSPACE came up trumps, helping us find the right picture for our book.
Dip into Copeland Books’ first anthology every day. Make reading a poem your coffee time treat, or your bedtime read. You will be bound to lose yourself in moments. Make THE NEW POETRY something you have with you at all times. Slip the book into your handbag or briefcase, or even into your pocket or rucksack.
Make 2008 the year you rediscover the art of poetry!
The poem featured below is called BROKEN PRISM. It is by Jillian Parker,mother of five children, four girls and one autistic son. She has five more poems in her section in THE NEW POETRY.
Broken Prism
I am shattered, an empty vessel.
But while I have a chance
to whisper what I have held:
the purple taste of my grandmother's choked worries,
the crimson vibrations of my mother's fiery nature,
the leafy green integrity of my sister,
the bright yellow warmth of my brother,
the indigo silence of my father.
Oh, the ancient amber voices,
the song of stone and water and tree,
the quicksilver seduction of civilization's dying soul...
The sharp arrows in my quiver--
Eldest, who carries my mother's fire,
Second, who folds herself to fit any space,
Third, whose heart is older than her mind,
Fourth, our joy, sorrow, and unravelling mystery,
Fifth, our stubborn, capricious beauty.
My gift and curse is to be a bridge
between yesterday and tomorrow,
words and forms,
fire and ice.
Let me speak first, then I will melt away,
a grey mist...
If only one pair of eyes
is opened to the colors
of my joy
I will fade into contented obscurity.
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If the writing of poetry is the natural creative expression of the human psyche, it is also a craft, and nowadays something of an industry.
Poetry is awash with new ideas, whether trading on the traditional or braving the avant-garde.
Poetry, and that means all poetry, is the language closest to human experience. Aristotle said that poetry is superior to history because it uses words in their fuller potential, and creates representations more complete and more meaningful than nature can give us in the raw.
The arts provide meaning, significance and purpose in a universe that seems increasingly bizarre and hostile. Words have intentions and associations. What we understand of the world is largely through language, and poetry may indeed help clear our vision.
Language is most certainly metaphoric, and speaks through analogies and parables. Poetry is an essential, full and vital representation of the world. It is poetry that records the greater truth, being aware as it is of the past usages of words, their covert properties, their aspirations, corruptions and deceits. Its truth and wider social significance are things that grip us immediately. We begin to understand the bigger picture and our place in the scheme of things.
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