Tag Archives: James Brown

Metamorphosis

Posted on November 16, 2014 by ashleighlou

or, Ode to Jerry   Small boy dressed as barn owl. Barn owl with mouth of shark. Cover of Whitley Strieber’s Communion but the alien’s smiling. Boiled can of condensed milk. Neighbour at RSA on Sunday afternoon. Slow prattle of … Continue reading →

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A bike ride with James Brown

Posted on April 11, 2014 by ashleighlou

I’ve been a big fan of James Brown’s poems for a long time. The first poem of his I read was ‘Loneliness’, in 2001. It’s probably still his most well known poem, all these years later. I wonder if James is … Continue reading →

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