Poetry in Motion

By Nicholas Griffiths

Poetry in Motion is a collection of poems simply about life.
Tragedy
Love
Humiliation
Family
Anger
Triumph
Desire

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse UK
• Release date: Apr 2, 2013
• ISBN: 9781481783873

Nicholas Griffiths

Nicholas Griffiths was born in London in 1985 and is the oldest of four boys. At the age of eighteen he studied at Solent University in Southampton, where he still lives today. He is a big football fan and an ardent supporter of Fulham FC. Nicholas has helped to raise over £1000 towards different charities over the past five years, by doing a skydive for CLIC Sargent, competing in the past three Sport Relief Six Mile Runs (finishing third in 2012) as well as raising money towards the Think Pink Breast Cancer Campaign. He has always had a keen interest in literature and poetry in particular and always hoped to one day be a published author.

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Introduction

I have always had a quiet interest in poetry from a pretty young age. Writing poems and short stories at school was something I enjoyed, and something I felt I was pretty good at. But it wasn’t something I ever really pursued. I would write random, jokey rhymes and limericks for people I worked with but never attempted to write about anything serious.

In September 2011, we lost our Nan. As you can imagine this was very difficult for us all to get through. I was thinking of a fitting tribute I could pay her. So I asked my Mum if I could write a poem for her and read it at the Funeral. Once I put pen to paper found the words came to me quickly and easily. The poem is simply entitled Nan, and is the first poem featured in this book. I read the poem at the Cemetery which is easily one of the hardest things I have ever done. Trying to remain composed was so hard. At one stage I thought the words might not come out at all. That poem made me realise that I had a hobby that I now wanted to try and pursue, and take more seriously.

Two and a half months later I had a poem called From Rochdale to Rome, printed in a matchday programme for Fulham’s Europa League game against Wisla Krakow. As an ardent Fulham fan this remains a really proud achievement and the front cover alongside the poem are framed, hanging proudly on my wall.

What I did next was think about things that I’ve been through and things that have happened to me. As with most people I’ve had both good and bad things happen to me but you have to take the rough wit the smooth. In my opinion our experiences shape the adults we become. Everything that has happened to me, good or bad, has made me the man I am today. Life is too short for regrets.

In order to try and gain some inspiration I made a point of looking through the great poets of our time, observing their style though still maintaining my own. Two books in particular were very helpful, The 20th Century in Poetry (put together by Michael Hulse and Simon Rae) and I wandered Lonely as a Cloud . . . . and other poems you half-remember from school (edited by