The awkward geometry of a warming oblate spheroid

The latest poetry pamphlet from The Text Biz is available now.

The awkward geometry of a warming oblate spheroid is about climate change. The oblate spheroid is, of course, the Planet Earth. The movement through the various forms in this sequence of poems can be interpreted to echo the disruption caused by catastrophic climate events, as the shape changes from the formal and lyrical, to free verse, concrete poetry, and ultimately a parody of all that has been lost.

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Poetry by Bruce Marsland

Maybe every individual enterprise includes something a little more individual than enterprise.  

The meat, potatoes, and apple pie of The Text Biz are the editing, educational, and consultation services.  The digestif is the creative writing, and particularly the poetry.

So now is the time to give that after-dinner part of the business the breathing space of its own web portal: poems, publications, and links to texts published elsewhere, as well as a little biographical background.

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The cuckoo's gone

 

Poetry by this author:

Quarantining: poems in the time of Corona
Magnetic Resonance Imaging: lyrics of love and loss
Those Footsteps Behind: around the world in 50 poems

 

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Poetry by this author:

Quarantining: poems in the time of Corona
Magnetic Resonance Imaging: lyrics of love and loss
Those Footsteps Behind: around the world in 50 poems

Interview with a writer

... and that writer is me.

I am thrilled to have been highlighted as the Monday Writer in Sentinel Literary Quarterly for 27 July 2020.

See the full interview with a selection of poetry here.

Get copies of the books here.

Poetry from the text biz

Check out the updated list of poetry publications.

Quarantining: Poems in the Time of Corona

In 2020, a modern plague swept across the world. Covid-19, also known by its generic term Coronavirus, brought major disruption to every continent on the planet. As Covid-19 raged, stretching medical services and sending whole countries into lockdown, writers and artists were among those who rallied with a burst of shared endeavour. The poetry in this collection, by Bruce Marsland, is an example of such a response. Consisting of original poems alongside parodies of famous works, Quarantining: Poems in the Time of Corona represents a slice of life in troubled times.

Those Footsteps Behind: Around the World in 50 Poems

The 50 poems in this collection are inspired by different travel destinations around the world. From Hawaii to New Zealand, and from Finland to South Africa, this collection moves through many of the compass points on a traveller’s atlas. While the main theme is travel, the notion of time is also a constant presence. The poems echo a traveller’s footsteps over a period of some three decades, but also the footsteps of others, through history and the present day, with one eye on the future.

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

'Magnetic resonance imaging' explores the psychological themes of love, growth, and loss through lyricism and poetry. The collection is loosely based on the structure of Vivaldi's 'Four Seasons'.

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Magnetic Resonance Imaging, a collection of poetry on the psychological themes of love, growth, and loss, is now available as an ebook from Lulu.

A paperback version is also available.

The author, Bruce Marsland, won the Sentinel Literary Quarterly poetry competition in February 2016, and was runner-up in the 2018 Prole Laureate poetry competition.