Rachael Eyre's Blog - Posts Tagged "poetry"
Poems and other scribbleydoos
As a new feature, I'm going to share pieces of writing past and present on this page. Although mostly poetry (I'm keeping short stories for published collections), there may be the occasional non fiction piece or article.
The first two to be posted are dug up from the vaults: Darling Loeb, which was the first poem I wrote for my creative writing course in 2003 (but tidied up), and According to Beatrice, a more recent poem about Beatrice Portinari. It's part of a series I'm writing about Famous Muses; she'll be joined by Shakespeare's Dark Lady and others.
It's always been a source of fascination to me that although they've been immortalised by these great men, we know next to nothing about them - including whether the feeling was even reciprocated. And, indeed, does the artist/muse relationship necessarily have to be a straight man pining for a woman? Departures from this mould will be welcomed.
The first two to be posted are dug up from the vaults: Darling Loeb, which was the first poem I wrote for my creative writing course in 2003 (but tidied up), and According to Beatrice, a more recent poem about Beatrice Portinari. It's part of a series I'm writing about Famous Muses; she'll be joined by Shakespeare's Dark Lady and others.
It's always been a source of fascination to me that although they've been immortalised by these great men, we know next to nothing about them - including whether the feeling was even reciprocated. And, indeed, does the artist/muse relationship necessarily have to be a straight man pining for a woman? Departures from this mould will be welcomed.
New scribbleydoos
Two new pieces of writing (one somewhat belatedly). One is brand new, the other pre loved.
Antinous - The second in my Muse sequence, it gives Hadrian's lost love Antinous a voice. The Emperor's heartbroken reaction suggests a genuine connection; the rest is pure fancy. As a dyed in the wool romantic, I can't help hoping it's true.
Nanny was Vincent Price - Looking over my submissions so far, I can't help noticing they're not very family friendly. I never intended to be a smut pedlar, it just happened! Here is a (hopefully) less controversial piece, reeling off some of the demented things I've been told by various relatives over the years. Why do they do it? Who knows!
Antinous - The second in my Muse sequence, it gives Hadrian's lost love Antinous a voice. The Emperor's heartbroken reaction suggests a genuine connection; the rest is pure fancy. As a dyed in the wool romantic, I can't help hoping it's true.
Nanny was Vincent Price - Looking over my submissions so far, I can't help noticing they're not very family friendly. I never intended to be a smut pedlar, it just happened! Here is a (hopefully) less controversial piece, reeling off some of the demented things I've been told by various relatives over the years. Why do they do it? Who knows!
