Dave Morgan
Updated: Thu, 12 Jan 2017 01:36 pm
Biography
Still lazy after all these years but broke into a slight sweat a few months ago to produce a collection, Chuang Tse's Caterpillar, published by Flapjack Press. Being a shy and retiring type I fled to the Jack Kerouac Festival in Lowell to launch it last October.
Samples
Autumn Leaves Like a character from a Murakami story Mr Nagata looks through the shutters at the empty street He takes another sip of his Suntori He imagines he can hear the beat Gone Midnight and everything quiet Only the fallen leaves eddying around the wheels of cars The young people passed through an hour ago Birds of Paradise fallen from the stars Mr Nagata thinks of his younger son who’s in the army And prays for his safety Wherever he might be He has heard nothing since the Tohuku tsunami For thirty years he listened to the plangent beat Rising from the cellar club three doors away He has seen the queues stretch down the street He has heard the masters play All things must pass thinks Mr Nagata philosophically But even during the Quakes it carried on People came out to challenge nature Yet now, the beat has gone He thinks he might run through his albums He has them organised by issue-date, in line Many of them signed His elder son used to work there at one time In a life there is joy and pain Things rise and fall, they come and go Mr Nagata has seen it all And thanks his gods that he’s still here to know He picks an album Here’s one he hasn’t played for years Stan Getz’s Autumn Leaves And allows himself the luxury of tears Like a character from a Murakami story Mr Nagata looks through the shutters at the empty street He takes another sip of his Suntori And realises his fingers are tapping to the beat.
All poems are copyright of the originating author. Permission must be obtained before using or performing others' poems.
Blog entries by Dave Morgan
The Table (14/05/2016)
Winebar in Worktown (08/06/2014)
Voices Off (30/12/2013)
Go Jack Go! (15/10/2012)
Plum blossoms in snow (28/03/2011)
Lines written in theTudor House on the 30th Anniversary of the death of John Lennon (10/12/2010)
Today (15/01/2010)
Having a shower after watching the news headlines (31/12/2009)
The Staff Room Celebrates (18/12/2009)
John Jelly Tribute (07/09/2009)
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Comments
Thanx for comment on Bolton Calling Dave, Im pleased with it now to put in print after a bit of juggling and enjoying performing it live as you know! cheers
Thanks for your comments on the Dylan Thomas piece, Dave. I had the crazy idea while down in Wales that those of a certain mind might have to move to Wales or Scotland in the future, and leave England to the little Englanders. Of course, the north would have to secede as well.
Cheers for your note on me review Dave :)
Thanks Dave as always
Long time no Guinness, hope you are well.
Hope to see you soon.
Gus
Dave Mountain
Sun 3rd Apr 2011 20:45
Nice to meet too Dave. Let me know if your going to any open mics or whatever not to far from Macc. and I'll come along if possible. Got home in good time last night but am still recovering from the ravages of my weekend poetic retreat. Keep up all you good works and take care - Dave
Thanks David for your comment on my poem 'Song of the Sunflower.' Your feedback is much appreciated. I shall move that poem to the blog area and put up another 'sampler' in its stead. Will be reading you again soon. Cheers, Frederick
Hi Dave, It was nice to chat to you the other night in Wigan and cheers for your good advice. Just read your poems above, poor old Derek, what a way to go! I really like 'Choker', I know what your mate means about graveyards, they are very powerful places. Hope to see you about soon, cheers Stevex
hi dave. I definitely haven't retired yet! Unfortunately i haven't been able to make it to dgps recently for various reasons including moving house. I'm actually now living just round the corner from the everyman, so i have no excuse to miss it. I will definitely be there soon. Hopefully see you there.
Ta for being my 6,000th visitor and your generous comment - truly thou art a sage and onion!
<Deleted User> (5593)
Tue 22nd Dec 2009 20:51
Thanks for your thoughtful comments on my poems. I'm sure the mayor will love my peon to Bolton. And I was as surprised as you to find Dermot and his Mrs in the attic.
Methinks thou dost protest too much. Any poem with an intentional 'kick' is surely ironic (I would have thought, 'kicking' being its very essence). Moralizing is not always a bad thing. You are too good to be under-rating yourself. Who are you trying to impress - or dis-impress? (Ha! New word of the week.)
x hope to see you tonight ,
hi dave, Thanks for your comments on rats / fish / barrels / poetry etc. Maybe this was left in the barrel when all the shooting was over! Inany case I think its ok but you are right, it is easy to write this type of thing and maybe thingsof greater worth only come with greater effort. See you about. P.S. I still love you too.
Hi, Dave
Regarding our particular 'moon' poems; not cleverer at all ... just different.
Hi Dave
Thanks for your comments, it's always good to have some constructive criticism. Reading through some of your stuff I like the way that you set the scene. Good stuff ma man!
Answering your question about who inspires me?... I share a house with Mia Darlone! enough said! ha ha
Hi Dave, I wondered if you would see my reference to Stoke - the city formerly known as the Potteries! Ha, thanks anyway, see you friday, will put you down for an open mic, cheers
Hi Dave, cheers, not sure Harvey Goldsmith has much to worry about yet! Thats convenient about the Crescent, have put you on the list, spread the word lets get a few in, cheers Jeff
Submissions still being accepted for MV.
Hi Dave
Good to see you last night, thanks for what you said about my "Singing lound and proud' poem, I assume you've seen it but if not its my last blog on here. I thought best to keep neutral then any footy fan like yourself can feel the emotion and experience of the good old days!
cheers Jeff, ps Hope the Potters along with the Trotters of course stay up, a poem in there I think!
Bethan Townsend
Mon 18th Aug 2008 12:20
Hi Dave,
Thank you so much for your comments and encouragement :) Just thought I had to say it
Thanks!
Bethx
He's Rock and he's Roll
Got Be-bop, got Soul
He's a Chef
And he's cooking words
Dead-beat Dave Morgan!
Using "dead" meaning "really" as in "dead good"
hiya Dave
i love the way your poetry is so describable,
i can see in my mind what you are writing,
like reading a lovely story from a enjoyable book
i hope that makes sence lol
keep up the good work
sez x
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Ian Whiteley
Tue 3rd Apr 2018 23:27
thanks for your kind comments on 'memory of rhinoceroses' Dave - I'm please you liked it
Ian