Bryn Fortey |
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The April Editor's Pick Poet is Bryn Fortey Please feel free to email Bryn at: brynfortey@yahoo.co.uk |
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THE MUSICIAN He loved his Double Bass He loved his Double Bass He loved his Double Bass He loved his Double Bass THE HOUSE AND LAKE The house of high ceilings Here had lived giants The house of high ceilings: The green lake: Nothing moved Hoping to find nothing DUMMY The dummy: He left it sprawled in an attitude of death I scribbled a note: Goodbye cruel world… It was next, when my joking adversary “No,” it whispered Plastic hands reached out FOOTFALL Even night-view goggles barely penetrated Drone acquired information was sketchy But footfall was established procedure Black and barren the drones had said But then the landing squad All hell broke loose… |
Bryn Fortey comes from the Welsh region of the U.K. His short stories have appeared in many anthologies over the years and his poetry in a number of small press magazines. His poem“A Taxi Driver On Mars” was placed first in the 2009 Data Dump Awards for science fiction poetry published in the U.K. It was Rhysling-nominated the same year. “Siren Women Of Tremulan III” was Dwarf Star-nominated in 2007.
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