I’m not! but the funny thing is
whenever I’m in a bookshop with a woman
and I say, ‘There’s Oscar Wilde!’
I may as well be, for, two to one,
I’ve probably ruined my chances
for mentioning the Irish author
the said gentlemen.
There’s a cooling off, a fear in the air
It’s sad, I know.
I’m not a Man’s Man, or a Poet’s Poet,
but the funny thing is,
When I mention Oscar they think I am.
I’ve been known to test the boundaries
growing up, experimenting, finding my own voice,
which is not – most emphatically – falsetto,
but truthful and sincere, deep and meaningful
so, as promised, I’ll let you know
how I’m getting on ...
just signed a deal,
a six-figure sum, a new book on Wilde
titled, 'He Was and He Wasn’t'
And, strange to say, I’m not,
nor ever will be
big-headed about it.
Dear readers, this is my third book of poems, and inside are a special collection of what have turned out to be not only MY personal favorites, but also the favorites of many of YOU. Some of these have never been available in print before...
From First Love to its destructive end and on to new beginnings, Mary Angela Nangini's poems explore the birth and death of a relationship. The powerful poems are presented in two parts with an introduction to her next book My Ontario Beautiful. (Th