Editorial
A new edition of Brando's Hat. And what do we have for you this time?
Firstly, good story telling. John Lindley takes us through the undignified story of Elmer Curdy's body. Anne Ryland makes us spend time with scissors, while each individual poem hints at its own story, presents us with its people Dorothy N, Mrs Winfarrow.
Secondly, we give you simplicity. At times nothing cuts more deeply than a quiet, clear voice, recalling with precision what was heard, seen or felt; Fiona Shackleton's simple words, 'He took the open air as practice room,' Robert Etty's tenderness and Nell Farrell's hurt in Hoovering the Sculpture.
And why not some fun and play with words? On its own Charles Johnson's 'O chrome, o aluminium!' gained him a place. Rupert M Loydell's experimentation with prose poems seemed different, as was Chloƫ Meakin's delight in language, 'sun shag grass' and 'twitter woods' and Valerie Bridge's subtle sound-play.
And there you have it. Fun, simplicity and something that just had to be told.
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