Poetry Is Jazz. Welcome To Punk Rock

By Dave Pitt

If poetry is jazz then this is punk rock. A collection of poetry which is full of attitude, hard edged, sometimes funny, sometimes uncomfortable but impossible to ignore.

"Dave Pitt writes from the heart and performs his work with energy and passion. Funny and thoughtful. From the laugh out loud punchlines of poems like Perfect Woman to the lyrical love poem that is 'Tattooed Bride', Pitt offers us his distinct world view. Not to be missed.”
Emma Purshouse (writer and performance poet)"

"This is punk rock, and Dave is the band you hear and want to tell your mates about. The band with loud guitars, gut-thumping bass, and melodies you find yourself humming on the way home. Tunes you dance to. Tunes that remind you how good and how hard and how glorious life can be. Tunes that tell your story. Get ready to pogo."
Steve Pottinger (writer and performance poet)

• Language: English
• Publisher: Dave Pitt
• Release date: Jun 23, 2019
• ISBN: 9781370656943

Dave Pitt

The convention here is for Dave Pitt to say how he's a performance poet, playwright, a third of the Poets, Prattlers and Pandemonialists, a fifth of Stories From the Smoke Room, Arena Theatre Associate Artist and Shouty MC and then go on about winning awards and stuff. But conventions are just there to make you feel comfortable and sometimes, it's nice to get out your comfort zone, ay it?

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Poetry is Jazz

Welcome to Punk Rock

Dave Pitt

2017

Smashwords Edition

Copyright © 2017 by Dave Pitt

All rights reserved. This book or any portion thereof may not be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission of the author except for the use of brief quotations in a book review or scholarly journal.

First Printing: 2017

This Version: 2022

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Dedication

For Fum.

The Tattooed Bride.

Before We Start

Punk rock is a thousand ravers in a field dancing to music created in a bedroom.

Punk rock is being you in a world of mirrors designed to distort your countenance.

Punk rock is being creatively honest with your flaws and using them to find your voice.

Punk rock is an attitude.

Dave Pitt – March 2017

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Kevin Closes His Eyes For A Second

He’s worried.

Is he a good person?

Is he making a difference?

Is he a burden on his family?

Is he a help? Or a