Some of the children attending the Living Library at a local school asked me for my favourite poem. I asked ‘by another poet, or my own?’ They wanted to know about my own.
not sorry yet holds a special place in my heart, so I’m sharing it again today to celebrate children who not only ask interesting questions but read poetry as well as fiction. Also to thank Librarian Linda Bromyard for organising the event.
And, btw (thanks for asking!) my favourite poem by another poet is A Subaltern’s Love Song by John Betjeman 🙂
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Have You Got Yours Yet?
Last minute gifts? Girl’s Got Rhythm is available direct from Black Pear Press, get yours via PayPal, if you’re in the UK:
for those overseas:
Chatterton is available only as an eBook, click here. The first edition was limited to 50 copies…and they’re sold out—but watch this space, a second edition may be published one day.
Latest Edition—Girl’s Got Rhythm
The latest edition of my collection of poems Girl’s Got Rhythm is out. It has a gorgeous new cover, thank you Black Pear Press, and a different layout.
It was delightful to be given the opportunity to update Girl’s Got Rhythm, a collection of my poems first published 2012. Like many poets, as I read and re-read my work I can’t resist tinkering to improve them – it’s not often that I’d be bold enough to call a poem ‘finished’ – though as some will recognise, lots of them are finished as they form on the page.
I hope you enjoy reading my collection – it was wonderful when the first edition was published, and I’ve loved creating this revision.
It’s available here. See links below.
Get Unique Christmas Gifts Here
It’s wintertime, nearly Christmas, and time to remind you of my first two books—they make great presents.
If you’ve already bought them, thank you very much.
If you’d like a signed paperback copy, you can email me at pollystretton@gmail.com and send me the message you’d like me to write inside (if you’d like one!) Don’t forget to tell me where you live so that I can work out what the postage will come to – generally, it’s around £2 in UK. GGR is £7 per copy and Six Small Beasties is £2 per copy.
Girl’s Got Rhythm and Six Small Beasties are also available via Amazon UK. Outside of the UK they’re available via Amazon.com: Girl’s Got Rhythm and Six Small Beasties.
Wishing you peace and joy at Christmas. Enjoy yourselves 🙂
Girl’s Got Rhythm
Girl’s Got Rhythm—a lovely gift 🙂
Find your favourite poems in this, my first poetry collection. Six foot four – Sunflower, Mother of Pearl, He Drinks Blood—something for everyone.
Available on Kindle—and on the Black Pear Press website.
Pollyfilla
Here is a poem especially written and performed for my book launch of Girl’s Got Rhythm by Catherine Crosswell—it raised many a smile 🙂
Pollyfilla
By Catherine Crosswell
Miss Polly
had a dolly
with a lolly
and a brolly
she did walk her border collie
with best friends Molly and Holly.
They did find a wayward trolley
and by golly it was jolly
so they decided all to climb inside
WHEEEEEEeeeee
there were no brakes to end their folly
and after a kerb to kerb volley
all sadly ended up in a ditch
feeling oh so melancholy
But mainly massive Wallies.
Catherine Crosswell © 2012
The Temporary Book-seller
Mike Alma did a sterling job selling Girl’s Got Rhythm and recorded the experience in a poem 🙂
The Temporary Book-seller
A poem by Mike Alma
“How much, guv’?”
“A fiver to you, bruv’,
And you, sister?”
“Go on, make it four, mister.”
“I can’t do that, chick …
Well, maybe, if you kiss me quick.”
“I won’t do that, you stupid perve –
Don’t know how you’ve got the nerve.”
“Me neither – never mind –
Just a thought, if you’d be so kind.”
“My hubby, ‘ere, is eight foot eight,
So I think you must anticipate
An exit through that closed door, there …”
“Do you think that threat is really fair?”
“Fair or not, that’s what you’ll get,
And I can’t see no safety net!”
“’Ere I go, I’m on my way –
Flying now – no time to pray
For redemption, less it comes real quick,
‘Cause I’m trav’lin’ at a fair old lick.”
Crash, bang, wallop – stars above –
“How ‘bout two pound fifty, luv?”
N.B. Must be read in a North London accent – essential to properly comprehend the nuances present in the spoken word associated with certain areas of Ponders End, Enfield Wash and Brimsdown (Brims-daaahn) – no, not cockney … not even Dick Van (‘ello guv’na’) Dyke.