May 23, 2022


Lynn White


[Poem]

Poem

Dandelion Seed (2016-04-11) poem unrhymed

"...A shimmering seed held like a star in a wiry halo..."

A Rose for Gaza (2016-05-30) poem unrhymed

"...No garden of Eden here. No gateway to paradise..."

In the End (2016-06-27) poem unrhymed

"...flakes of skin and bone wrapped in long hair..."

Miss Pass (2016-07-25) poem unrhymed

"...And all because of Miss Pass..."

Never Again (2018-01-22) poem unrhymed

"...pleading to be let in anywhere..."

If I Were a Butterfly (2019-02-25) poem unrhymed

Lynn White lives in north Wales. Her work is influenced by issues of social justice and events, places and people she has known or imagined.

The Purple Boat (2019-03-25) poem unrhymed

"...Our father made us three, blue, green and purple..."

Jacko (2019-04-29) poem unrhymed

"I saw him flapping around in the grass..."

Washed Up (2019-05-27) poem unrhymed

"...to bear witness, if any one is listening..."

Moving On (2019-09-30) poem unrhymed

"...I did, I did as just I'd promised..."

Photo Opportunity (2019-11-04) poem unrhymed

"...I thought that it was a picture he would like to have..."

Barcelona Sandals (2019-12-09) poem unrhymed

"...A kind man, a nice man..."

Now and Then (2020-01-13) poem unrhymed

"...everyone is facing both ways..."

Legacy (2020-05-04) poem unrhymed

"...My mother liked things to be right..."

The Best Medicine (2020-06-01) poem unrhymed

"...You can wind up the anti, add hate to the hate..."

Tiempo (2020-06-29) poem unrhymed

"...Making notes of my life, telling my story..."

Shadows (2020-07-27) poem unrhymed

"...The light is a different matter..."

Sunshine and Shadows (2020-11-09) poem unrhymed

"...waiting for more cold days to come..."

The Circus of My Dreams (2020-12-21) poem unrhymed

"...the unicorns are are prancing, rearing up..."

Behind the Mask (2021-01-18) poem unrhymed

"...Maybe they'll tell me enough..."

Dream Lovers (2021-02-08) poem unrhymed

"...Imaginary events are more controllable...."

Michel (2021-03-15) poem unrhymed

"Traveling through northern France..."

Caterpillar (2021-09-20) poem unrhymed

"...I stepped on a caterpillar accidentally..."

Like Alice (2021-10-18) poem unrhymed

"...this rabbit hole world..."

Once (2021-11-15) poem unrhymed

"...the effigy is broken, the marble decaying...

Angels Wings (2021-12-13) poem unrhymed

"...How far did they fall..."

The Grey Men (2022-01-10) poem unrhymed

"...he took off his shoe and banged it on the table..."

Lest We Forget (2022-05-09) poem unrhymed

"...the ones behind the masks..."


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Lynn White
Lynn White

Lynn White was born in Sheffield at a time when it was a major steel producing town. Her father was a tram driver and died when she was a child. Poverty dominated her childhood and has influenced the concern in some of her poetry for social justice. She moved from Sheffield to Liverpool as a student and still has a great affection for the city -- and the poetry and song emanating from there.

She now lives in a small ex-industrial town in the mountains of north Wales. Her work is varied, not only influenced by political issues but also by events, places and people she has known or imagined. She is especially interested in exploring the boundaries of dream, fantasy and reality. She hopes her poetry is accessible and unpretentious! It represents the styles of poetry that she likes to read and dislikes classical references, archaic language and meaningless line breaks! Her favourite poem is still 'Raspberries' by Lawrence Lerner.

She was shortlisted in the Theatre Cloud 'War Poetry for Today' competition in 2014 and has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize and a Rhysling Award from the Science Fiction Poetry Association. Her poetry has appeared in many publications including: Apogee, Firewords, Vagabond Press, Light Journal and So It Goes Journal as well as the Piker Press.

Find Lynn at: Poetry - Lynn White and Facebook: Lynn White Poetry.