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Lord Barham
Member since February 19, 2018
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About Me
About me
I am an Englishman and a Canadian and I consider myself to be a citizen of the world. I might be human, but can't make up my mind one way or the other. For most of my life, I thought I was a wolf, or, at least, I wanted to be one. Then, some weird experiences while cleaning oil off the beaches of Vancouver Island made me wonder if my spirit animal might be a black cougar. I think Raven is in charge of human affairs, else, why would they be so f***ed up? I sure hope Mad Vlad doesn't start a nuclear war. (According to the Doomsday Clock, we are closer than we have ever been – 100 seconds from Midnight.) Greta Thunberg is my current hero.
Location: British Columbia, Canada, CAN
Favorite Poets
I like the first world war poets. Robert Service. Poe had some fab poems. Shakespeare's sonnets (Including the ones embedded in his romantic plays). Blake. I am more inclined to like particular poems (such as Poe's "The Raven" and "The Bells" or Ginsberg's "Howl". Not a big fan of Bobbie Dylan and don't think he should have won a Nobel Prize. (Len Cohen was a better poet if you ask me.) I quite like Hope Sandoval's "lyrics". I love Sappho and Tekahionwake (aka E Pauline Johnson). First discovered Sappho about ten years ago. First got turned onto E Pauline Johnson in 1981 when I found a book of her poems in a used bookshop. I now have first editions (1913) of Flint and Feathers (collected poems)
Legends of Vancouver and her collection of short stories for boys. Her poem
"The Cattle Thief" says it all about how Canada has treated the Aboriginal inhabitants of this country. The Lost Generation Poets and Edgar Allen Poe were probably my biggest influences
. I do quite like e e cummings though. Can't imagine anyone being able to write like him without looking like a copycat.
Recent Work
| Created | Updated | Type | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| poem | Back & Forth | ||
| poem | Letter To Vladimir Putin – A Memorial To A Boy And His Friends | ||
| poem | Capsaicin Structure (The actual title is a drawing of this molecule) | ||
| poem | Trilliums | ||
| poem | 18-04-18 | ||
| 29 May, 2025 | Forum topic | Which one should I stick on here next? | |
| poem | Letter To Jesus (possible song lyrics) | ||
| poem | Chapbook Submission I: Love and Death |
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