poem from 'the heArt of my reVersing' - a redemption song through original poems and short stories in verse
Pen Point Survival
She dreamt of living solely by her words
For words are her wings, as flying is for birds
To rise, writing down, all she needed said
Inky waves pressed on paper, styled to be read
Copyright Lili Tuwai 2007
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Reviewed by Moana Henry (Reader)
Reviewed on November 20, 2007
i love this little poem! This is the 3rd peice of writing I have read from Lili Tuwai and each one have been very different. excellent stuff. This is my 1st time as a reader on Authors Den and I'm loving it too!
Reviewed by Tania Taylor (Reader)
Reviewed on November 19, 2007
If I could write like you - I would want to survive by the pen too. Keep writing - and i'll keep on reading!
"She dreamt of living solely by her words
For words are her wings, as flying is for birds
To rise, writing down, all she needed said
Inky waves pressed on paper, styled to be read"
Profound...Deep....poetic gem....short but to the point.....cheers....love n luck...BHUWAN!!!!
Robin Ouzman Hislop's poetry is certainly in dialogue with some of the key architects of the 'poetics of indeterminacy' – both the Modernist strands represented by the likes of Beckett and Stein, and the postmodernist strands represented, initially,
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For words are her wings, as flying is for birds
To rise, writing down, all she needed said
Inky waves pressed on paper, styled to be read"
Profound...Deep....poetic gem....short but to the point.....cheers....love n luck...BHUWAN!!!!
Charlie