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to The
Poetry of
J W Spracklen
This site contains
information about Jamie, his work, influences
and past performances.
You will also find
selection of poetry and fiction to read online
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"If
a novel can be likened to a movie, and a short story
to a snap shot, what metaphor can we apply to a poem?
To me, good poetry is the soul’s graffiti, like
initials carved into the trunk of an ancient tree, linked
by a moss-encrusted heart. The marks are scant, but
a greater story can be divined from their simple existence.
Jamie Spracklen’s poems are carved with care."
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Storm Constantine |
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Biography |
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Born
in 1973, Jamie Spracklen began to write poetry
and short stories in the early 90's and has appeared
in many magazines and anthologies of verse the
world over. A qualified archaeologist, Jamie is
also the editor of two small press magazines,
Monas Hieroglyphica and Visionary
Tongue, and is actively involved
in the promotion of literature and artists the
worldwide.
Recently Jamie
won a national poetry prize for Ottakar's &
Faber's Fifth Annual Poetry competition, and hosted
a number of 'Open Mike' poetry evenings in London
and Essex to provide a forum for up and coming
poets. Last year Jamie also hosted an evening
of poetry with Bradford poet Joolz Denby.
Jamie's 1st collection
of poetry, Burying
October, was introduced by
fantasy writer Storm Constantine who said, "…his
work touches more than one sense. After each poem
is read, an echo lingers after, and an evanescent
scent that presses upon our memories, makes us
remember things we might have forgotten."
Currently working
on his 3rd collection of poetry, Jamie lives with
an assortment of antiques, half read books and
nearly empty absinthe bottles in a flat overlooking
the Thames.
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Published Works |
Jamie's work has appeared in the anthologies
Loose Change & Love Dreams & Desires and will
soon be published in Songs In The Silence & Blue
Moon Rising.
Since the early nineties
Jamie short stories and poetry have also appeared in:
Visionary Tongue, The Bloody Quill, Tombraver, The Big
Issue Literary Supplement, The Dark Fantasy Newsletter,
Shadowdance (USA), The Penny Dreadful (USA), A Bard
Hair Day, Voice & Verse and Eclipse Magazine. |
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Past
Performances |
2008
Sundown at Leigh Folk Festival [29.06.08]
2007
Sundown at Leigh Folk
Festival [24.06.07]
2006
Sundown [24.01.06]
2005
Essex Poetry Festival - Open Mic Night
[2005]
Sundown [27.09.05]
Sundown [26.07.05]
Sundown at Leigh Folk Festival [26.06.05]
Sundown [24.05.05]
Sundown [29.03.05]
Sundown [25.01.05]
2004
Sundown
[26.10.04]
Sundown [03.08.04]
The House of Dialogue [03.10.04]
2003
Sundown [26.10.03] |
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Influences |
| Jamie
has many influences, these are just a few.
Sarah Maguire
Benjamin Zephaniah
Joolz Denby
Edgar Allen Poe (1809 - 1849)
Charles Baudelaire (1821 - 1867)
Siegfried Sassoon (1886 - 1967)
Isaac Rosenberg (1890 - 1918)
Wilfred Owen (1893 - 1918)
Robert Graves (1895 – 1985)
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