des mannay

Biography

"Focused on hard-hitting social issues… poems which made a statement”' (Sabotage Reviews). Des Mannay is the winner of the 'rethinkyourmind' poetry competition (2015). Placed 2nd in the Disability Arts Cymru poetry Competition (2015). 'Gold Award' winner in the Creative Futures Literary Awards (2015), and shortlisted for the erbacce-prize for poetry (2015, and 2016) and Welsh Poetry Competition (2015). Des has poems published in 'I Am Not A Silent Poet' online journal, 'The Angry Manifesto', 'Proletarian Poetry', 'Yellow Chair Review', 'Indiana Voice Journal', and 'Stand Up And Spit'. He has work forthcoming in 'Red Poets' and work in a number of poetry anthologies. Des is on facebook as "The stuff wot I wrote' Des Mannay - hooligan Poet" https://www.facebook.com/The-stuff-wot-I-wrote-Des-Mannay-hooligan-Poet-576397895839781/?ref=aymt_homepage_panel and Twitter as @hooliganpoet Online links - There is a video of my performance at the Creative Future Literary Awards here - My "Rethinkyourmind" winning poem is available as a music video here https://rethinkyourmind.co.uk/refuge/ and can be purchased as part of a compilation album here https://rethinkyourmind.ecwid.com/#!/rethinkyourmind-CD-Album-limited-edition/p/45487322/category=0 There is a recent interview with me online here - http://headstandradio.blogspot.co.uk/2015/12/podcast-des-mannay.html Published poetry online here - 'Stand Up And Spit' - https://standupandspit.wordpress.com/2016/04/18/des-mannay/ Indiana Voice Journal 'POETRY, PASSION AND SONG- THE MUSIC ISSUE!' - http://www.indianavoicejournal.com/2016/03/threepoemsbydesmannaynewrocknroll.htmlutm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+IndianaVoiceMonthlyLiteraryJournal+%28Indiana+Voice+Journal%29 'I Am Not A Silent Poet' online poetry magazine https://iamnotasilentpoet.wordpress.com/tag/des-mannay/ , 'Proletarian Poetry' http://proletarianpoetry.com/2015/09/21/and-the-dead-shall-rise-by-des-mannay/ Disability Arts Cymru Poetry Competition Free Download Anthology is available here- http://www.disabilityartscymru.co.uk/literature/dac-poetry-competition-ibook/ Creative Future Literary Awards Anthology is available here - http://www.cfliteraryawards.org.uk/2015-clfa-anthology-impossible-things-out-now/

Samples

The Remote Console -by Des Mannay Sometimes I look at you And think – Just dreaming really…. Then I listen And start to sink When you pour out your troubles I want to drink your heart But that’s kept away With the silver wear And crockery For special occasions And special people Not me…. I’m the invisible man In your estimation But I’m real And I’m here And I care When things are fine You run straight past me To greet a lover But when things fall apart And there is no other You can find me Tired and alone… The remote console

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