1/26/2017 0 Comments Two Poems by Lynn WhiteI Am A Child I am a child of the revolution created by the wake of fascism and imperialism, that sought to construct a more just society. I am a child numbed by poverty, stultified by working class conformity, of a mother who wanted better for me, but also wanted to keep me the same. I am a child of these contradictions who became a rebel in the cultural revolution of the rock and roll generation. Who was liberated by student life, by control of fertility, by other places, by the music and art all parents hated. I am still that child. This is what made me. This is what shaped me and became part of my present, became part of my future. Sometimes I have tried to escape it. Sometimes I still do. *First published by Ealain, My Heritage, Issue 8, May 2015 How Will I Know You How will I know you, the man behind the mask. I can recognize you with the mask in place. And sometimes it may slip and reveal .... another layer, another mask, perhaps masquerading as an unguarded comment wearing stage clothes, even if naked. You are in there somewhere. But even though I peel off layer after layer, uncover mystery after mystery I still never find you. *First Published in Firewords Quarterly, Issue 6, 2016 Bio: Lynn White lives in north Wales. Her work is influenced by issues of social justice and events, places and people she has known or imagined. She is especially interested in exploring the boundaries of dream, fantasy and reality. Her poem 'A Rose For Gaza' was shortlisted for the Theatre Cloud 'War Poetry for Today' competition 2014. This and many other poems, have been published in recent anthologies including - Stacey Savage’s ‘We Are Poetry, an Anthology of Love poems’; Community Arts Ink’s ‘Reclaiming Our Voices’; Vagabond Press’s, ‘The Border Crossed Us’; ‘Degenerates - Voices For Peace’, ‘Civilised Beasts’ and ‘Vagabonds: Anthology of the Mad Ones’ from Weasel Press; ‘Alice In Wonderland’ by Silver Birch Press, and many rather excellent on line and print journals. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Lynn-White-Poetry/1603675983213077?fref=ts lynnwhitepoetry.blogspot.com
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