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Rise!
Here's a poem I wrote to celebrate the launch of Rise! Spoken Word at The Bureau (filmed before lockdown but only just released)
Rise
May you rise like the phoenix from the ashes.
Reignite your precious embers.
Break from your constraints to dance on air.
Rise like the swelling tide, the harvest moon.
Rise like you will dare.
Rise like you're awakened from a hun...
Tuesday 10th November 2020 11:39 am
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A.E.
Thursday 4th October 2012 8:41 pm
'It's Time To Face... Resignation' (Performance)
Earlier in the week I performed 'It's Time To Face... Resignation' at the Empire Theatre in Blackburn. On the following YouTube link, you'll find my rendition!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mMpcy9u1Dc
Sunday 20th November 2011 8:10 am
'The Unwritten Poems'
'The Unwritten Poems'
But that my pen
Wouldn’t speak
If I could tell it so
But twas I
Who wouldn’t let it
Oh if I could read you
All the unwritten poems
Of those other poets you know
I would have words
For every moment of the day
And no moments enough
To begin to say
What those poems...
So wanted too
Copyright John Harrison 2010
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Saturday 23rd April 2011 4:11 am
Unemployment in Northern Ireland
I've written this about the rising unemployment in Northern Ireland and the severe consequences of it. This is what the future will look like if we don't do something about it:
Monday 28th March 2011 10:16 am
When the Wind Sighs - Video Recital
If anyone's interested in knowing who I am etc. here's a video recital.
http://www.somethingeveryday.co.uk/post/584419881/when-the-wind-sighs-m-r-wallis-this-is-me-i
Sunday 9th May 2010 6:09 pm
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