Bedtime

Item: Bedtime
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Clare Pollard

Clare Pollard is a passionate poet who wears her heart on her sleeve. Many of the best poems here are monologues by characters as diverse as the Marquis de Sade's wife, Caravaggio and an un-named, suicidal father. The poems are intense, political and sexual. The tone varies from fragile and sorrowful to bitter and mocking. Several are about contemporary issues such as reality TV, BSE, atheism and child murderers.

Extract

Tracey Emin lives down the road from me, and
recently's had notable acclaim
due to a certain bed. As poetry's
in need of press, I thought I'd do the same -
show you the place I slept and dreamt and came!
Admittedly, it's not in the best taste,
but self-promotion must be in-yer-face.

from My Bed

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