A personal response to the ‘The Day is Done’ by Australian author Suzanne Staveley

‘The Day is Done’ – a poem by Scott Hastie     Instead of approaching the poem from a technical perspective I felt it would be more interesting for us to focus on the ideas it presents.   The day is done –          the time to reflect   And no one is immune, –          everyone is accountable for their actions   It’s...

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New Poem – we are anything…

          We are anything but finite Or alone! After all the petals of proof Are here in our hearts, Are they not?   And however deflated We might sometimes be, Either by our own frailties Or the cruelty of others, – Inviolate – At the core of our being, The very prism Of sanctity and self remains.   And latent there, The...

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Angel Voices – advance review 2

      ‘Angel Voices: the poetry of Scott Hastie’  An Academic Review by Niveditha Yohana   With several illuminating collections already to his name, Scott Hastie now offers us Angel Voices, an extraordinarily refreshing masterpiece that is his defining creative achievement to date. This new body of work succeeds in being deeply spiritual without...

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Angel Voices – advance review 1

      Angel Voices: the poetry of Scott Hastie – A Review  ‘Solving the Perpetual riddle of life’ by Vinita Agrawal                                                               “How stubborn life is,                                                         It clings like silver in our...

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New Poem – the day is done…

                        The day is done And no one is immune, It’s true.   That sense of a voyage Slips seamlessly past, For there is a finite beginning And end to everything.   And yet a sense of connection, A bejewelled purpose too, Like the child Whose way ahead You’ve already lit, Or the lover...

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Sea spray on the Caribbean coast of Antigua…

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New Poem – graced…

                        Graced with the chance to be here, Even if only fleetingly, Embrace whatever comes your way And, in so doing, However enchanting Any treasures you uncover Might be, Their loss should never be your concern.   In this matter Make your heart your queen And follow her as faithfully And...

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Happy New Year from London!

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