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This
is the Personal Page of West Australian Poetic Writer & Performer
"The City Poet", otherwise known as Brian Langley
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This page is still being sorted out, and, at the moment, some links to individual poems may not be working
First off, here's a bit of general information about me and my poetry. I've also included some info about three booklets that I have self published, and as these are for sale, some of the poems on this website only have their beginnings - (you'll need to buy the books to find out the middles and the ends) some shorter ones are there in their entirety.
For those people living in Perth, Western Australia, I am available as a performing poet. My specialty is for Retirement Villages, Adult Day Care facilities, Seniors Groups etc. My main topics are those that interest people of my own age group (definitely in that group our grandkids call "wrinklies") . Typical of such topics are Travelling, Fishing, Contemporary Living and getting older. If you are looking for an entertainer of my style, give me a call on 9361 3770.
My poetic style lies along the track of "Bush Poetry", it has very good and consistent Rhyme and Rhythm. No blank verse stuff for me. The vast majority are Narrative, some are Descriptive, a couple are socio-political comment and just a few could be considered Emotive . Some are long, some very short, (just a few lines ) with most somewhere in between. Some are humorous, some sad and serious, a few make you think a bit, there's a quirky one or three while others have a bit of a twist in their tail.
Me? I was born back in 1940, in the southwest of Western Australia. My dad, though largely self educated had a love of Rhyming Poetry, so I grew up to the stories of Banjo Paterson, CJ Dennis, Rudyard Kipling and others of that era.
I didn't do anything with this knowledge until late in my working career where I started writing family and work related poems (the work stuff was often quite cynical - understandable as I worked for a Government Instrumentality (Telecom)).
In 1999, after starting some family research, I discovered I had a poetic ancestor (Leigh Hunt) whose verses did not inspire me at all. I reckoned I could do better, and so started an interest that continues to this day.
In 2004 I joined the
WA Bush Poets and Yarnspinners Assn, and in 2007 was elected President. I am also a member of The Australian Bush Poets Assn, WA Poets Inc and The Storytellers Guild of Australia (WA). I live in suburban Perth with my lovely wife Dot. We have 4 grown daughters, 10 +2 grandkids and 6 great grandees . So far, only a couple have shown any poetic leanings.
Please take a moment to read my copyright notice before delving into the poems
Copyright Notice:
All of the poetry on these pages and in my booklets is the original work of
Brian Langley, Perth, Western Australia
You may freely copy and use these poems for private non profit use only.
This includes performances at Bush Poetry events, including performance
competitions.
These poems MAY NOT be:
Included in any website,
Included in any printed or electronic compilation or publication,
Included on any commercial CD, DVD, or other media for the dissemination of information or entertainment
Be used in a performance in which the performer receives higher than a nominal fee.
without the written consent of the copyright holder. To apply for such consent,
E-Mail Now. or telephone 08 9361 3770 - (for international callers, replace the 08 with either +618 or 00618 depending on your countries access codes)Each is 40 pages, A5 soft
cover, They sell for just $10AU in Australia - cheque, MO or direct transfer,
Outside Australia $10US using Paypal) each or $9 each when buying more than 1
simultaneously, plus Postage (In
Australia, this amounts to around $3.00 ) - I'll need to check on the
International postage. If you are interested in buying them please
e-mail me. I will Accept Australian
Cheques or Money orders, Direct payment to my bank account (Australian only) or
payment via Paypal (International) Details will be given via e-mail.
I will also supply them in PDF format for $6 each (each booklet comes in 2
files, cover and content)
Again, Please note - some of the shorter poems are presented here in their entirety, but the majority of the others have only a representative part - you'll need to buy my booklets in order to find out how they end.
This page is still a "work in progress" so some of the links may not work, also some pictures and backgrounds may be missing.
I've also included a few (very few) links to organisations I am members of - click here to go to my links
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"Sun, Sand &
Saltwater"
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"The
Forest & other verses" Published 2007
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"Driving in the
Outback" Published 2009
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"Tales from the Sea" Published 2010 contains only poems from the other 3 booklets. Their common theme is that all have something (however small) to do with the sea or other bodies of water. These poems are indicated by # Part proceeds from the sale of this book go toward the WA Fisheries Volunteers Program promoting sustainable fishing.
I also have for sale, laminated A4 coloured or fancy sheets of individual poems, these sell for $2.50 each or 5 for $10 - same payment arrangements as for the booklets. Australian Postage is 5 poems for $3.00
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| Miscellaneous other poems not in any of the booklets |
Glory Flying |
Fish Tales Justice Short poems from all books |
The Machine Knitter's House The Memory Box Words |
These pages have been printed so that (hopefully) they can be easily read by people with aging eyes as well as by those who are suffering from Irlin's Syndrome, a sight discrimination problem that is quite common, although not often recognised or diagnosed. People having this condition are often thought to be either slow learners or dyslexic, however it is neither of these and is easily fixed by wearing suitably coloured glasses or using coloured transparent overlays when reading black on white.
Take me to ( or back to ) the WA Bush Poetry Website
