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Wake up! series. Vol.1

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A first short collection of poems, prose poems, short poems & experimental forms. Includes an experimental form I created called: Cleave poetry. One of the poems: ‘A portrait of death as an artist’ was first published in the winter 2008 issue of Poetry News. It also came a close second in the Hamish Canham Poetry Prize for that year. This is the judges verdict on it: "We had great trouble choosing between the last two poems. Phuoc-Tan Diep’s ‘Portrait of Death as an Artist’ is a powerful evocation of the aftermath of war. Through the metaphor of Death as a painter, we are invited to reflect on how, even long afterwards, the melancholy aesthetics of death persist. Through still and spare language, the pathos and loss of war are wonderfully evoked."

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Call for submissions: The Cleave (Cleave Poetry Webzine)

In a post-millenial age what do poets have to offer a fragmented and searching Society?

Is the pendulum swinging from analysis and fragmentation to synthesis and fusion? After analysis comes synthesis - and the creation of The Cleave poetic form. There are signs that our age will become an age of co-operation, fusion and synergy. Join us at the beginning of this exciting and radical poetic form that has the potential to embody these core values. Submit your Cleave poems, no matter how faltering your steps are initially. We can all learn together along the way.

Submission Guidelines:

  1. Please explore, experiment and extend this form in your own personal way.
  2. Articles and thoughts on Cleave poetry welcomed.
  3. Submissions by email only.
  4. Send your submissions to cleavepoetry (at) gmail (dot) com and include the words CLEAVE SUBMISSION in the subject line.
  5. Please supply a short biographical note and web URL if you so desire.
  6. Your submissions should be in the body of the mail, preferably with hyphens separating the 2 parts of the cleave poem, further formatting will be done.
  7. You retain full copyright of your work - by submitting you grant us a non-exclusive right to reproduce your work.
  8. Contributions in English please.
  9. We do not pay for submissions.
  10. We are in "Proof of Principle" mode for the present time.

The Editor

The Cleave

  • The Concept of Pervasive Evil – by Ashley Bovan

    2009 Sep 24

    dissatisfaction sanctification insatiableness spartan saturnalian sagittarian satyromania sacramentarian spermatozoan sanitation instantaneous safetyman supernaturalness statistician scatterbrained systematization sabotaging establishmentarian slaughterman samaritan skateboarding statesmanship Posted in submission Tagged: Ashley Bovan

  • double column – Ira Lightman

    2009 Sep 24

    Ira Lightman has been experimenting with cleave-like poetic forms – double columning. Here is a link to his youtube channel: Ira Lightman double column Here is his Ebook: iralightman at ubu Here is his website: iralightman.com Posted in multimedia, video Tagged: Ira Lightman

  • The Moviegoer by Dennis Kelly

    2009 Sep 20

    “There is a clock that never strikes. There is a cathedral that goes down and a lake that goes up.” —Arthur Rimbaud, “Childhood,” Illuminations Once upon a time—I was a boy Dead in the rosebushes—all summer I had black eyes—and a yellow mop Without parents—or a royal court I was insolent—running along Azure and verdure beaches—full of Shipless waves—Greek, Slav, Celt Shades in the balcony—of the Bijou Actresses—gorgeous [...]

  • Newborn by Lauren McBride

    2009 Sep 11

    So tired Of baby’s tears Up late again I grow weary Why do you cry, my little son? Are you hungry? Are you wet? Too hot? Too cold? Here, let Mama hold you It’s late. Please go to sleep. He stares at me Then he coos and sucks his thumb lays his head on my shoulder relaxes in my arms, [...]

  • Cleave of The Month August 2009

    2009 Aug 31

    A year since The Cleave began is a good time to resume Cleave of The Month. As stated before we will be awarding GBP25 to the cleave of the month from now on, and it will be chosen by the Editor. It is hard choosing between the great cleaves especially these 3: The New Tree by Dennis Kelly Down by [...]

  • The New Tree by Dennis Kelly

    2009 Aug 18

    “I was planning a novel in which two different species on another world needed to communicate, one by light and image, the other by sound & word” —ptdiep they cleaved me—back again I don’t know how—but they did it one into two—then two into one the two that was—too much for me the two that was one—troubling me a [...]

  • The Healing Tree by Dennis Kelly

    2009 Aug 14

    “The concept was already within me, it was inevitable” —ptdiep they cleaved the tree—inside me the murmuring of death—that was me and I dreamed—of another world it was my doppelganger—double trouble and when I woke up—I wasn’t me I was lost in—the house of pain a mansion with—many dark rooms many dark rooms—waiting for the other teaching me—what I surely didn’t know nor [...]