Spotlight On Writers
John Anthony Fingleton (Löst Viking)
- Where, do you hail from?
- What is the greatest thing about the place you call home?
Well in most part the people are friendly, the food is good. And I have had long practice in adapting to different cultures. Of course, there is a great divide between rich and poor here and one needs to stay vigilant and secure your home but this does not mean I walk around paranoid.
- What turns you on creatively?
Now if I knew the real answer to this question, I would bottle it and sell it. I have always felt the words find me. In fact, one of my collections is titled ‘Words That Found Me’. But I write on memories from my past – the earliest one when I was three years old and going to the funeral of my Grandfather, and many relating to my late mother Catherine. I am also inspired but what I see around me in life.
- What is your favorite word, and can you use it in a poetic sentence?
There are many but Swan(s) comes to mind;
I hope the lake retained its stillness?
It did the last time I was there;
When I ran with breaded hands, to feed the swans –
And watched trees reflect a frosted beauty,
As we walked along the grassy knoll,
But we cannot restore the echoes that have gone.
- What is your pet peeve?
Non-polite people and those that dispose of their rubbish without concern for others (a big problem here in some areas).
- What defines John Anthony Fingleton?
Too complex a question for me to answer.
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