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Jim Bennett's books and CD's are available for
purchase.
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BOOKS
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What is being
said about "LARKHILL"
Bill Westron, Western Magazine "A stunning collection"
Martyn Halsall, Poetry Editor, Third Way. writes
"Jim Bennett is a generous poet and this collection is a small
library of open- hearted experiences. Larkhill summarises the work of a writer
who observes closely, and translates what he sees and feels into responses
that engage, amuse and extend our perceptions. Pithy, wry, witty and wise,
this is poetry that embraces our world in all its paradoxical potential.
Revelations are seasoned with questions; a nod at the familiar with a
recognition of pain behind a brave smile. This magnetic poetry often contests the
expected, by working from a broad canvas to a telling detail, like a three
legged newt, a squashed fly, or a staple’s rust-print on old papers. There is
the constant delight of acute observation: ‘clambering clouds’, or birds that
are ‘just a flash of pepper’ in sunlight. Such detail re-opens expansive topics,
summoning our re-appraisal. Children, sieving gravel for bullets, summarise
the aftermath of war. An older couple, with their comfortable fantasies about
literature and fine art, offer a deep reading about love and imagination. So, smile
at the clown in the workplace, mourn with the bereaved mother, pause by the
charred books and investigate the detective’s post-script. Jim Bennett writes
of ‘the new world’, and also presents one, in all its intriguing promise."
Thomas Graham-Land editor Alsatia Review writes;
"I was pleased to see a new book of poetry from Jim Bennett, it
is always an event and as usual full of unexpected twists and turns. There is
an emotional edge to his work which never crosses over into the melodramatic
but holds its line and takes the reader to unexpected highs and lows. Jim is
an exceptional writer, one of the few of his generation to carry the torch of
poetry through the wild lands of free verse and the abandonment of form and
punctuation to show what can be achieved with words and lineation. This is a
collection which shows all his strengths. Perhaps the greatest of which is
his ability to see the unique and wonderful in the mundane and ordinary. I
recommend this collection without reservation."
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Recent interviews
with Jim Bennett
http://www.sentinelpoetry.org.uk/slq2.1/jim_bennett.htm
http://www.poetrykit.org/iv00/bennett.htm
http://www.poetrykit.org/pkmag/pkmag7/031.htm
What was said about "Down in Liverpool"
Hear Jim Bennett read some
of his best work on this fine studio album from
Long Neck Media. With a selection of songs and
poetry covering thirty years of an amazing
creative output. This is the definitive Jim
Bennett collection.
"...an authentic voice bringing the sound of
beat to Liverpool" -Trax
"Jim Bennett is
very much of that generation of Liverpool poets
who adopted the directness and spontaneity of
American beat writing and adapted it into a
peculiarly English - and Liverpudlian - mode of
expression."
- David
Bateman, Transparent Words
"One of Jims
great strengths is his range. He reads a poem
which naughty boys all over the world would
repeat with glee ... and follows it with poems
bearing his soul, peeling off layer after layer
of feeling." -
Bill Melrose, Merseyside Arts.
"Jim is an experience, a really good life
affirming experience." -
John Ball, Nightshade
"The best performance
poet in Liverpool" he certainly is, in fact
he is one of the best in the country, "
"a genius who creates
unforgettable experience for the audience but
does it in a quiet and unassuming way."
"the very best of the
Liverpool Poets"
"he has to be
experienced."
""Liverpool
Is"... is unashamedly an anthem for a great
city written by someone who clearly loves
Liverpool and who has the talent to express that
love in a poem. "
"..beautiful
poems read perfectly by a great poet,
who could ask for
more."
Merseyside Arts Monthly
"A not to be missed
event. Jim's poetry and songs are witty, funny
and thought provoking." Ham
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DOCKLAND
A CD of songs from the Dockland project.
This album should be available early in 2011.
More information soon.
'Sometimes, not all times, it's hard to
believe that any more musician poets can capture such a
captivating, sweet and trenchant sound, without vocal
aerobics or overtly political fetishes. One of the most
encouraging and collectable releases of 2011 - will be DOCKLAND,
produced by Skyline ; vocals and instrumentation by the
celebrated poet, Jim Bennett, is a gorgeous, languid
setting of melodious rivulets. Jim's lyrical messages will
appeal to everyone. Also, the poet's handling of
occasional cliché, or the echo of Dylanesque colour, show
that he is a talented exponent of the folk oeuvre.' (John Garland)
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