Chris Armstrong's Blog: CuratedLines, page 13

Berlin Irony

9th November 2019

1961A wall of shame cut through a city and a peoplea bleak new division: we and the world turned away
1989 A wall fell remade a city, a people, a history a bright new union: we and the world rejoiced
2019Now we fashion our uniquely British wall a tragedy of repeated history: the world wonders, shrugs
2047And I wonder if my children must wait twenty-eight years beforethe world rejoices again
Or shall we spend our time building more walls?

New Publication

I have recently been at a couple of poetry readings - at Gwyl Lyfrau Aberaeron Book Festival and, the next day, at an evening reception at Broc-Mor in Aberystwyth – both well attended and enjoyable! When I was preparing and deciding what to read I realised that I had - over the years - written ten poems around Brexit and I read one of them in Aberystwyth, but it occurred to me that it might be worthwhile... or at least fun... to bring them together in one publication!

And so Braiding Brexit: a Lemming's-eye View was born!

The pamphlet is available to view or download at:
https://i-booklet.co.uk/ChrisArmstrong/BrexitPoems/