Bruce Barnes

The time is is is is Nooow The word sound poet
LOVE The odd wall

bruce.poetbradford@blueyonder.co.uk.

Bruce Barnes

Bruce Barnes is a Bradford based poet writing for performance and the page. He tackles the big themes from odd angles and his performances celebrate a love of word sounds inspired by early years in the speech therapist's chair. Travel inspires him too, whether it's up the road to the postbox, or on the buses in the Yucatan, Mexico. His work has appeared in poetry magazines, anthologies and on London buses, and he's a regular prize winner in poetry competitions including the Yorkshire Open (2nd/02), and the Ilkley Literature Festival Poetry Prize (1st/98). In 2001 he was granted a Writers Award from Yorkshire Arts to finish work on 2nd Collection,'Somewhere Else'; both his first collection,'The Lovelife of the Absent-minded', Phoenix Press 1993, and his current collection,'Somewhere Else',Interchange (Summer 2003), are available from Bruce at the above address. Bruce is a member of the National Association of Writers in Education,N.A.W.E, and co-ordinates the Bradford Poetry Workshop. He's available for work in schools or with adults and will consider commissions for poems for special occassions.

More details on the N.A.W.E website at www.artscape.org.uk

LINKS
The new poems from bruce, JUGGLE POETRY , or Flash JUGGLE POETRY.
The Poety books, and Anthologies
Photos of Bruce performing his stuff
The other sides to Bruce

Cool links

THE BOOKS

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The Lovelife of the Absent-minded

A collection of poems.

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Currently first edition still availible.

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Somewhere Else

A collection of poems.

The book costs Ł
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Currently first edition still availible

ANTHOLOGIES

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Love, Sex, Death and Carrots.

This Anthology of poems by the Interchange Bradford Writers Network. This was the pipe dream for then poet and photo-artist Phil Wainman, a one time member of the Interchange. The book is a mix of pro's, poetry and art work. Phil as now moved on to video production, see him at the Film Digital Web-Site. Since which time he seems to have not produced output. But it was he, with a little help from his undressed friends, that produced some of the beautiful art work you'll see throughout the book.

The name of the book is based on the idea that all poems are ether about Love, Sex or Death and the rest are Carrots.

The books cost Ł5.99
ISBN 0 9521295 15
Published: Dec 2000
Contact Email Small Pages.
First edition copies still availible.

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SUNDOVE, BUMBLEBEES AND BLUE STREAK BANANAS.

An anthology of poems, contributed by the Poets4Peace in the light of September 11th and the following conflict. "It's hoped this book will bring a little ray of hope in a world of conflicts, war and hatred. It is hoped that the poets and artist will conteribute towards the peace process." Says Seema Gill, one of the main instergaters of the collection. Review to come.

The book costs Ł6.99
Published: June 2002
Contact: Cheques Payable to "Poets4Peace" Freyja Press, PO Box 33082, London, W9 3PQ.
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BRUCE PERFORMING.

DOING HIS THING

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BRUCE MOVEMENTS (coming soon.)

THE MOVES

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COOL LINKS

JoeDot Poet, Playwright and Artist

The Patrick Blues web-site

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