Poem Simply Titled ‘Poem’
written by: Grant Guy
for stuart sherman
he said I don’t read poetry
there’s something about poetry that irks me
so he wrote a poem about it
to let the world know how he felt
and moved an object
of my choice
NOTE FROM THE AUTHOR:
Stuart Sherman who died in 2001. He created a unique form of theatre/performances he called spectacles. They involved the manipulation of common objects. He was also a film/video maker, visual artist and poet. In a documentary on Sherman by Deacon an interviewee made the comment about poetry irking him.
Grant Guy is a Winnipeg, Canada theatremaker, visual poet/poet. He has 5 previously published books, he only recommends 3 of the 5: BUS STOP BUS STOP, The Truth And Lies of Calamity Jane and Open Fragments. His poems have been published in hardcopy and online internationally. He is the recipient of the Manitoba Arts Council's Award of Distinction and the Winnipeg Arts Council's Making A Difference Reward. His visual poetry has been included in group shows in New York, Dayton, France, Spain, Italy and Brazil.
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