A showcase of work by elizabeth murray; short stories, articles, haiku, flash fiction, poetry, dialogue, and experiments. Like what you see? Contact me. I could be writing for you.
The latest edition to my critique site is the poem “Sisters” by northern poet Pauline Plummer. A sad yet comic look at the life of modern women, Sisters has Sapphic overtones and is laced with dark wit. Go see for yourself!
The second part of Magnitude scales the same important themes from a global perspective to the situation/experience of one person. The second part increases the impact and the message. Read the review Part II to get to grips with some fantastic and important current day poetry.
My review of the first part of Magnitude by Jacob Sam-La Rose, commissioned by the Arts Council, England, can be read here. A fascinating insight into the struggle to understand the vast scale of the slave trade and forced migration of African people, it´s well worth a read. Interested and want to hear Jacob […]
Despite a busy schedule, Mario Petrucci was kind enough to comment on my review of his poem “In Touch”. Mario is a man I admire; he writes with unlimited enthusiasm, wit and sensitivity. You can read my critique and what Mario wrote about my critique here.
To enhance my resolution to read more poetry, I have created the Elizabeth Rose: poetry critique blog. To kick start this, Mario Petrucci´s In Touch has been the focus of my attentions; a modern day rhetoric on the ancient concept of eros using foot fungus as a focus. Intrigued? Then read it.