Whimsies of a No-Frills Poet

By Chris Raven

I was once described as a 'no frills' poet, a title I embraced immediately, as at the time I was still developing a style and struggling to take myself seriously.

With this grand title in mind...

‘Whimsies of a No-Frills Poet’ offers 20 frank or funny poems on subjects ranging from love, grief, nostalgia, loneliness, absurdity, homicidal bacon, and British rail cuisine.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Raven's Staff
• Release date: Dec 15, 2018
• ISBN: 9781370252565

Chris Raven

Chris Raven was born in South London some 50 or so years ago, maybe a little more. He originally started out in Local and Community Theatre in the 1980s, but became side-tracked by health and social care, where he has made his living for the past 30 years or so. More recently he has found his way back to the creative arts and enjoys writing in several forms and genres, including poetry, short storytelling and playwriting.He also performs and has contributed illustrations to other author's works. He has edited books for The Indie Collaboration and he joint coordinated the 'Tall Stories' shared writing project.

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Whimsies of a No-Frills Poet

By Chris Raven

Copyright © 2018 Chris Raven

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ISBN: 9781370252565

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I was once described as a ‘no-frills poet’, a title I love, as at the time I was still developing a style and was struggling to take myself seriously.

With this grand title in mind, ‘Whimsies of a No-Frills Poet’ offers 20 frank or funny poems on subjects ranging from love, grief, nostalgia, loneliness, absurdity, homicidal bacon, and British rail cuisine.

CONTENTS

My Old Docs

Digeridoo

I am That Man Now

Call Centre Blues

British