Dreamstream
WINDS FLOWING THROUGH WHEAT FIELDS
Reminiscences of Childhood in the Scottish Borders’ by Bréon Rydell in: ‘Untitled Three’ Anthology, Neu Reekie, Polygonbooks, 2020.
Poem reviewed by Caught by the River www.caughtbytheriver.net/2020/09/winds-flowing-through-wheat-fields-breon-rydell/
Non fiction—Excerpts from a childhood memoir.
Man’s inhumanity to man, makes countless thousands mourn
Robert Burns - Scottish poet and lyricist (1759-1796)
‘Free To Cry’ recital at the Holocaust Memorial, Berlin
The American Dream 2.0—Heidelberg Center for American Studies, Germany
It Is Easy To Be Dead at the Trafalgar Theatre, West End, London—Vox Pop
It Is Easy To Be Dead—West End Trailer
Accent :
Bréon Rydell (sitting)
L-r Chris Munday, Mick Robinson, Steve Flynn
Part II of a series of early poems. The ideas expressed in the first draft were inspired by a growing awareness of global humanitarian problems. The poem/lyric was first published and recorded at Abbey Road Studios, London. It deals with societal fragmentation, inequality, moral insights and political issues.
Remember : The rules, like streets, can only take you to known places.
Ocean Vuong, Vietnamese—American poet, (1988-)