Celia Harper
Congratulations to Celia Harper who directed a couple of London performances of the Requiem which she wrote in 2021 after the Covid deaths reached 100,000.
Sher wanted to intersperse some modern poems with the traditional Latin text and arrangements of spirituals to represent the many people of colour who died.
Another member of Dean Writers Penny Kerr wrote a wonderful touching poem Death Stole our Last Goodbye” which Celia set for two sopranos and an alto.
Here are the words:
Death stole our last goodbye
No touching hand, no meeting eye
Half hidden faces standing by
As you slipped away
Death stole our final days
No gentle parting of the ways
Who knows what vision held your gaze
As you slipped away
Death stole the chance to mourn
No standing close, but spaced, forlorn
No song on which you could be borne
As you slipped away
Death stole my very heart
Our bonded souls it tore apart
And swift and keen as any dart
It stole your life away
Penny Kerr
Below is the MP3 recording
When you have read the poem and heard the beauty of the voices if you haven’t wiped away a tear you are indeed hard-hearted.
Carol Sheppard
Congratulations on having your poem chosen by Wildfire Words for their On the Same Page project
Jane Spray
Congratulations on your poem being chosen by Wildfire Words for their On the Same Page project.
Cheryl Mayo
Congratulations to Cheryl who has been longlisted in Reflex Fiction’s winter comp. Non- prize winning longlisted entries are being published daily until the winner is announced on 20 February.
Felicity Edwards
Congratulations to Felicity who has been busy with Secret Attic this year. She holds joint first position in the League Table for entering three entries per month and having them selected for inclusion in their anthologies.