Author: Tristan
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On ‘Untitled (Sundown rewrite)’
Pleased to say that my poem Untitled (Sundown rewrite) has been published in the November 2019 edition of RIC Journal. Had more thoughts on the Sundown piece – also published in RIC, in December last year – probably wrote that around the same time of year I wrote this one – maybe it’s the light –… Read.
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Pre-order 926 Years
926 Years by Kyle Coma-Thompson and I can now be pre-ordered straight from the Sublunary Editions shop. It’ll cost you eight American dollars and releases on 21 January 2020. Again, it’s a serious pleasure to have this on the way – with Kyle, published by Josh, in such a stylish little package and so soon… Read.
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On ‘Shelly Valentine’ – an excerpt from 926 Years
So the 926 Years release officially begins with the November 2019 mail out from Sublunary Editions, on the way to subscribers now. The November letter takes a cut called ‘Shelly Valentine’ from the book I co-wrote with Kyle Coma-Thompson. Should give you an idea of the vibe of the thing and the games Kyle and… Read.
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On ‘Crocodilian’
Very pleased to post that my poem Crocodilian has been published in the October 2019 edition of the ever-off-centre RIC. This issue also happens to be the third (!) anniversary of the publication, and as is now customary, the anniversary comes with a theme. This time it’s the Devil and Hell, hence the subject of… Read.
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On the occasion of the announcement of the forthcoming publication of 926 Years
A few years ago (I’m being coy here, the internet doesn’t forget), I posted on social media my reaction to a story I’d read by Kyle Coma-Thompson, a writer from Louisville, Kentucky. The global literary community is small and beautiful, like something you’d discover on an empty beach. Kyle’s wife Marie saw the tweet, told… Read.
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On ‘Dead Man Poems I’
Very pleased to say some of my Dead Man poems have been published in the September 2019 issue of the ever-unorthodox RIC. In this set, the Dead Man considers his options, regrets his recklessness and shares his wisdom. Crossing fingers that more on the Dead Man is to come… Thanks as always to Saudamini for… Read.
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On ‘Untitled (In wait for an eclipse)’
Very pleased to report that my poem Untitled (In wait for an eclipse) has been published by RIC Journal. Started this with the image of people in the street staring up at the sky and coupled that with Boumahra Ahmed, a town on the Oued Syebouse in Algeria. Boumahra Ahmed appeared in my iPhone’s weather app… Read.
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On ‘Send Flowers to Rhodes Greece’
My poem Send Flowers to Rhodes Greece has been published in the June 2019 issue of RIC. It’s always, always a pleasure to have my work find a home in the Jaipur-Paris-(!)-based journal. With thanks as usual to my impossible friend, S. Read.
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On ‘Three Poems’
It is my pleasure to have three poems published in the April 2019 edition of the remarkable RIC Journal. Pleased to be sharing website space with Daniel Fraser and Naveen Kishore and echoes of Jaipur at 6.31pm, among others. With thanks as usual to the magnanimous and wise Saudamini. Read.
Tristan Foster 