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Ours
An eclectic collection of International poetry and prose created from the winners of our Homeland/Motherland Charity Poetry Competition 2013. Including contributions from;
Maureen Duffy, Jana Russ, Robert Jaggs-Fowler, Pierre Le Gué, Walt Pilcher, Poorvaja Rajagopalan, Jo Reah, Janet Dean, Nicola Beeston, Farzana Marie, Robert J Miles, Frances Andrews and Brian Burchill.
Due to only being allowed to list 10 people as authors of the work, some of these names do not appear in the listing.
10% of all proceeds from sales of this collection will be donated to the WWO, the WorldWide Orphans Foundation (wwo.org).
Maureen Duffy, Jana Russ, Robert Jaggs-Fowler, Pierre Le Gué, Walt Pilcher, Poorvaja Rajagopalan, Jo Reah, Janet Dean, Nicola Beeston, Farzana Marie, Robert J Miles, Frances Andrews and Brian Burchill.
Due to only being allowed to list 10 people as authors of the work, some of these names do not appear in the listing.
10% of all proceeds from sales of this collection will be donated to the WWO, the WorldWide Orphans Foundation (wwo.org).
80 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 17, 2013
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About the author
Maureen Duffy
63 books15 followersMaureen Patricia Duffy (born 21 October 1933) is a contemporary British novelist, poet, playwright, nonfiction author and activist.
Duffy's work often uses Freudian ideas and Greek mythology as frameworks.[1] Her writing is distinctive for its use of contrasting voices, or streams of consciousness, often including the perspectives of outsiders. Her novels have been linked to a European tradition of literature which explores reality through the use of language and questioning, rather than through traditional linear narrative.[2] James Joyce in particular, and Modernism in general, are significant influences on her fiction, as is Joyce Cary.[3] "Duffy has inspired many other writers and proved that the English novel need not be realistic and domestic, but can be fantastical, experimental and political."[1] Her writing in all forms is noted for her 'eye for detail and ear for language'[4] and "powerful intense imagery".[5]
Duffy's work often uses Freudian ideas and Greek mythology as frameworks.[1] Her writing is distinctive for its use of contrasting voices, or streams of consciousness, often including the perspectives of outsiders. Her novels have been linked to a European tradition of literature which explores reality through the use of language and questioning, rather than through traditional linear narrative.[2] James Joyce in particular, and Modernism in general, are significant influences on her fiction, as is Joyce Cary.[3] "Duffy has inspired many other writers and proved that the English novel need not be realistic and domestic, but can be fantastical, experimental and political."[1] Her writing in all forms is noted for her 'eye for detail and ear for language'[4] and "powerful intense imagery".[5]
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November 18, 2017
I love Maureen Duffy's poetry - it's down to earth, solid, and is about real people and real things. There is only one of her poems in Ours because this is mainly a book of the winners and shortlisted entries to a competition that she judged. The fact that she was the judge ensures the quality of the end product, and there are a handful of other poets who were invited to contribute to the final collection. The book contains two other names that I know, Robert Jaggs-Fowler and Sue Knight - neither of whom are a well known as poets as they should be but maybe that will change with time.
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