I’ve whittled the day away this morning assembling a rough and ready recording of my poetry slam poem – The Truth of Time (as revealed by the pictures).
It’s up on YouTube now if you’d like to listen.
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Frank Prem Poetry 
The juxtaposition of words and images from the two wars is so powerfully done.
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I’ve been seeing such a lot of parallels, Liz. All the destruction seems as though its a continuation, rather than a century apart.
I’m still writing these awful pictures – up to week 9, now. I’m trying to give them up, but they make demands.
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I can understand the demands of those pictures. They do cry out to be seen and acknowledged.
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Powerful stuff Frank. Congrats on the award. Well deserved. 🙂
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Thank you, Debby.
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Such a very strong device for drawing the parallels – and how we never learn from history. The prize is very well deserved
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Thank you, Derrick. Nothing changed in any significant way in over a hundred years.
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No – but the weapons are more destructive.
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I am surprised how exactly the photos from different times meet each other and in whole with the poem itself. A wonderful idea the dubbing with the image material. Very thoughtful! Thanks for sharing, Frank! Happy May, and enjoy a great week! xx Michael
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It all blurs, Micheal. We haven’t changed in any great respect in over a hundred years it seems.
Thank you for sharing.
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Very strong poem, Frank. I loved hearing you read it.
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Thank you, Luanne. I’ve worked a lot with images from both these wArs. The images seem to blur into one.
Glad you enjoyed the reading. It’s a great pleasure to be able to read and record.
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Very powerful. It is really fun to read and recording is such a great idea.
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I am so pleased that you are continuing to write about this horror. Reporters are good, but poets express nuances that dig deeper. It is beautiful work indeed
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Yes, I agree, Claire. Not sure how I chose myself for the job, but it goes on.
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Listened to a bunch of your poems yesterday while washing dishes. Beautiful.
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Peregrine, that is just lovely to hear. Thank you.
I’m delighted you enjoyed them.
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