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Italian man shot in the head sneezes out bullet and lives (two Haikus) | worldpresspoetry
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Transforming world news stories into poetry. Italian man shot in the head sneezes out bullet and lives (two Haikus). Darco Sangermano sneezed out a .22 calibre bullet. A spirit life is. Wandering behind his eye. The bleeding sky sneezed fireworks. On a damaged skull. Eta declares permanent ceasefire. Brisbane floods leave city centre deserted as thousands flee →. 2 Responses to “Italian man shot in the head sneezes out bullet and lives (two Haikus)”. January 11, 2011 at 6:22 pm. Leave a Reply Cancel reply.
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Brisbane floods leave city centre deserted as thousands flee | worldpresspoetry
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Transforming world news stories into poetry. Brisbane floods leave city centre deserted as thousands flee. The town of Theodore, north of Brisbane, is one of many communities devastated after weeks of torrential rain (photo: http:/ www.bbc.co.uk. My girlfriend, shoulder high, spills into a river. Paddles people’s homes through a ghost town. She is a swollen snake swallowing up dry ground. Come Who will see her worst bits. Abandoned on a murky sunrise? We people bedded danger and deserted. The poem seems ...
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Transforming world news stories into poetry. This is a project designed to challenge and inspire. Using world press articles, we will explore the possibility of transforming the language used into something that could, perhaps, be called poetry. Ultimately I hope to invite others to contribute to worldpresspoetry. If you have any ideas or comments, please feel free to leave them on the blog. 2 Responses to “About”. January 7, 2011 at 2:23 am. February 8, 2011 at 10:09 am. Ohhhh you re on! The Poetry Brot...
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Lance Armstrong Retires | worldpresspoetry
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Transforming world news stories into poetry. Lance Armstrong listens to his longtime manager Johan Bruyneel, after crashing during the Tour of California, 20 May 2010. Photograph: Ken Conley/EPA (The Guardian). Around the block, the world denied. Memories tempered by the dignity. Of a strong quiet coffee. Becoming history’s first draft. True believers of a more complicated. Myth may kneejerk yet follow,. Sneaking some end to brand. In an era of entourage. On the slope of retirement. Saw it on the wires.
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Moscow Airport Bomb Kills Dozens | worldpresspoetry
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Transforming world news stories into poetry. Moscow Airport Bomb Kills Dozens. Members of the Federal Security Bureau outside Domodedovo airport. Photograph: Denis Sinyakov/Reuters. Appears in the show. That they put on. On a wave of heat. They touched a hub,. On a fairytale heap. Jean-Marie Le Pen hands reins over to daughter (a pantoum). Chernobyl To Become Tourism Hot-Spot →. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Build a website wi...
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Chernobyl To Become Tourism Hot-Spot | worldpresspoetry
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Transforming world news stories into poetry. Chernobyl To Become Tourism Hot-Spot. Visitors will be able to take in views of the nuclear plant, as well as towns and villages that were abandoned in the disaster's aftermath. Read related article here. A giant melted cap down. Thrown to plant and animal life;. Disasters draw tonnes of beauty. For guided tours,. Not the slightest risk to health. Crowds swoon over magma. Yes, you read that right. Human activity will flourish. Moscow Airport Bomb Kills Dozens.
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Jean-Marie Le Pen hands reins over to daughter (a pantoum) | worldpresspoetry
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Transforming world news stories into poetry. Jean-Marie Le Pen hands reins over to daughter (a pantoum). Jean-Marie Le Pen and his daughter, Marine, thank their supporters at the end of Front National's conference in Tours. Photograph: Patrick Durand/Getty Images. Farewell said the old thuggish wing. Veer right on the rousing front. She, poorly posing her singing cup. He, losing his lead on foreign roots. Veer right on the rousing front. A purely cosmetic change. She sidesteps the peddler with a clout.
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Bradley Manning Is UK Citizen And Needs Protection, Government Told | worldpresspoetry
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Transforming world news stories into poetry. Bradley Manning Is UK Citizen And Needs Protection, Government Told. Bradley Manning is being held in a military jail, charged with the unauthorised use and disclosure of classified information. Photograph: AP (The Guardian). Nationality is like an elastic band. The massive pressure held in. A trove of births and deaths. Secret marriages passed under. Crossed paths, the year stretches. To a 23 cell day. Held on against the shackled minutes. The aim of worldpre...
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worldpresspoetry | transforming world news stories into poetry | Page 2
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Transforming world news stories into poetry. Eta declares permanent ceasefire. Eta members declare a permanent ceasefire. Estimated Time of Arrival. To be a sort of observer. Of a recorded process. To be open to rumours. Once and for all. Man exonerated and freed after 30 years in prison. Cornelius Dupree's conviction was overturned on DNA evidence after 30 years in jail. The word exoneration is, of course, faulty. To feel lost in the joy of free. Hearing a make-up compilation is bittersweet. On the benc...