WEST EUSTON TIME BANK
Purple Poets
Crypt Centre
Munster Square
West Euston
London NW1 3PL
Tel: 0207 383 4922
info@westeustontimebank.org.uk
writer-in-residence
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West Euston Time Bank Purple
Poets
NATIONAL POETRY DAY 005
guest: Andrew Motion
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These poems were performed by the West Euston
Time Bank Poets
at the POETRY SOCIETY'S
POETRY CAFÉ
on National Poetry Day
6th October 2005
reading with The Poet Laureate Andrew Motion.
This Poetry Event was organised
by
the new economics foundation
West Euston Time Bank Poetry Workshop
Workshop Leader: Kim Morrissey
(All poems © the authors. All rights reserved).
HEERON BEGH
INTRODUCES THE GROUP:
Good evening. We are the West Euston Time
Bank Poets.
I am Heeron Begh and this is:
Epi Caredda
Bithi Das
Patsy Futatsugi
Serajul Islam Molle
Kathy Randle
HEERON BEGH
READS:
Neel phaguner hawayay
Jagaye shuker e shopon
Praymere pinjare jadi
Badha pode (pore) mon.
Shagorer teere teere
Bohay jokhon hawa
Bhalo lagey tokhon
Chokhay chokhay chawa
Neerobey khoney khoney
Mon-ey jagey shihoron.
Ontore ontore bajey
Shur jana ojana
Hariye ja aye mon
Jeno chariye shimana
Shuker e abashay praan
Shudhu korey uchaton.
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BITHI DAS READS:
This is our translation of Heeron's wonderful poem.
Breezes of blue spring
Fills my heart with dreams
I could be in love
My heart and soul seems
In the shore of the sea
Silent wave touching wave
Locked in the cage
Of love I shiver again
Again Again
The music of our hearts
The chiming of my soul
Tunes known and unknown
Spring, sing, ring, roll
To the limit of my happiness alone
I die then
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PATSY FUTATSUGI READS:
This is my own free translation of Heeron's poem,
based on Bithi's literal translation.
IN THE CAGE OF LOVE
I become captive
It fills my soul
Of a happy dream
You looking at me
And I'm looking at you
I feel so happy
That a shiver runs over my body
Only I feel to die for this happiness.
It goes beyond any reason
I want my heart to miss
So that my mind will sing. |
SERAJUL ISLAM MOLLA READS:
Oh, Third Age Project
You have given me the respect
When I arrive at your door
I start to feel better more and more
The smiling faces of the people
Make me more and more humble
The Peace and serenity inside
Increases my thought and insight.
The greetings from volunteers and staff
And there is no sign of bluff
When I look up and see the Angels
My inward eye opens up with heavenly smells
Oh my dear Third Age Project
I cannot but live with more prospect
I wish your day by day prosperity
With full meaning of heavenly peace and serenity
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EPPIE CAREDDA READS:
This is a poem by our dear friend and poet
Nora Platt, who died just
recently.
Make Life An Adventure
by Nora Platt
Look to the future, don't dwell on the past
Always keep hoping troubles can't last
Remember the good times and friends you have known
Don't be a pessimist, you're not alone
Make life and adventure as you travel along.
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KATHY RANDLE READS:
A Child in Wartime Looks to the Future
The war to end - going home
Living with Mum and Grandma again.
Free to travel - explore
To live in peace for evermore.
Sweets to eat, things to buy,
Lots of fruit; Oh boy Oh boy!
No more second hand clothes and shoes,
All new clothes for me to enjoy.
Back to London; lots to do,
Visit museums and the ZOO!
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PATSY FUTATSUGI READS:
THE LADIES IN SAREES
I want to see all those colours
Of the ladies' sarees
As they bathe in the sea
Sarees swirling around
I want to see old ladies collecting
Dung from sacred cows
To use to keep their floors clean
Wearing sarees brighter than any colour I've seen
I'll be seeing ladies in sarees swimming
I'll be seeing sacred cows
I'll be seeing lady builders building
I'll be wearing sarees too.
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HEERON BEGH INTRODUCES "THE STREAM"
EPPIE CARREDA READS:
Our Time Bank Project flows
Washing away the old obstacles
Sadness, ignorance, prejudice, despair
BITHI DAS READS:
Like a stream we flow together
Gathering our friends as we go
Mary Nora Kathy and Flo
PATSY FUTATSUGI READS:
Streams flowing into streams
Like our lives have flown
Into deeper waters, refreshing, warm
KATHY RANDLE
READS:
Collecting friends and sharing thoughts
Laughing, loving, being happy
Remembering joy
SERAJUL ISLAM MOLLA READS:
We are the guardians
We are the sentries
We are the protectors
EVERYONE:
We are the stream.
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West Euston Time Bank Poetry Workshop
Summer 2005
Workshop Mentor: Kim Morrissey
POETS:
Eppie [Epifania] Caredda
Bithi Das
Patsy Futatsugi
Serajul Islam Molle
Kathy Randle
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West Euston Purple Poets
Writer-in-Residence
Kim Morrissey.
For permission to use any of this material
please contact the West Euston Time
Bank.
CONTACT ADDRESSES
West Euston Time Bank
www.westeustontimebank.org.uk
info@westeustontimebank.org.uk
For more information about any of our projects
phone Tony Bloor: +44-(0)20 7383 4922
West Euston Third Age
Project
http://www.thirdageproject.org.uk/
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Our Workshop Facilitators:
Tony Bloor, Nurjahan Urmi, Josie Nakos
Our Time Bank Broker:
(as of August 2009, on maternity leave)
Shahanara Begum
Our Writer-in-Residence
Kim Morrissey
The Purple Poets meet
almost every Thursday at the Crypt
between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.
(phone to confirm there is a session)
(0)20 7383 4922
The West Euston Time Bank Purple Poets Poetry Workshop
was founded in 2005 and supported by, amongst others,
The Arts Council,The Carnegie Trust,
The Third Age Project, and the new economics foundation.
WETB is affiliated with Time Banking UK (Stroud).
TBUK
Time Banking UK,
The Exchange,
Brick Row,
Stroud GL5 1DF
Tel: 01453 750952
info@timebanks.co.uk
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WEST EUSTON TIME BANK
Crypt Centre
Munster Square
West Euston
London NW1 3PL
Tel: 0207 383 4922
info@westeustontimebank.org.uk
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THIRD AGE PROJECT
Crypt Centre
Munster Square
West Euston
London NW1 3PL
Tel: 0207 383 4922
info@thirdageproject.org.uk
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