Hurtz

By Jasmine Gardosi

Gardosi's first foray into print. It is also a labour of love. A single poem, performable, readable on the subject of sound, colour and individual pain (physical but also and most notably emotional).Jasmine's incredible piece helps launch our new Verve Poetry Pamphlet series – 'Pamphlet of Words' – in which Spoken Word Poets of note explore the variety of ways performance pieces can be aimed resolutely at the page and yet still fly in performance.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Verve Poetry Press
• Release date: May 17, 2019
• ISBN: 9781912565818

Jasmine Gardosi

Jasmine Gardosi is a Birmingham based poet of national and international standing and renown. She has appeared on BBC Radio 3’s The Verb, BBC Asian Network and Glastonbury Festival. As well as performing regularly around the UK, she is expanding her international reach. Most recently, she had been featured by Button Poetry, the world’s largest spoken word platform, after being awarded an Honourable Mention for Oustanding International Entry in their 2018 video contest. A Ledbury Poetry Festival board member, she also runs West Midlands Poets’ Place for Apples and Snakes, and regular school and community workshops, where she continues to combine sex education and creativity. We are thrilled to help finally bring this important poet to print.

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PUBLISHED BY VERVE POETRY PRESS

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© 2019 Jasmine Gardosi

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FIRST PUBLISHED MAY 2019

Printed in Birmingham by Positive Print

ISBN: 978-1-912565-22-1

ePub ISBN: 978-1-912565-81-8

Recent studies have shown that cutting your thumb chopping kale hurts more than when chopping bacon, because you are about to eat kale and not bacon.

Having your foot run over by your Ford Focus is equivalent to pain acquired when a 26-year-old blonde rejects you for your wingman.

And contrary to the popular saying, the pain of an ant is not equal to that of a giant. An ant losing a leg would equate to a friendly punch on a human shoulder. Two legs, if the punch is passive aggressive.

Once the International Hurtz Scale is programmed into glasses and contact lenses, you’ll be able