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TO CUT A LONG STORY SHORT is a collection of poetry and song lyrics from the late 20th Century, exploring ""life, death, love, betrayal, redemption, the whole bloomin' thing."" I'd like to think of it as poetry for people who don't normally do poetry. But only you can be the judge of that. This particular book regathers pieces from the chapbook of the same title I used to sell at gigs in the late 90s, also incorporating the Moment to Moment collection as well as selected song lyrics from my Perfect Stranger band years and beyond. It's word smithing from years ago, part of where I've come from, who I've been and who I am. It's the stuff of life, a sometimes grounded, sometimes sideways look at the things that drive us all and the things that make us who we are.

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Martin Fawkes' love of word play began at an early age.""I remember writing poems in primary school, and the teacher calling my parents in to chat about them, like I'd done something really good, which I never quite believed"". Over time, however, it dawned on him this word play might be worth pursuing. Subsequent years in rock bands meant lots of songwriting, honing his poetry and storytelling skills into musical form.Spoken word gigs followed, as did chapbooks and self-published collections of poetry and lyrics.Now, many years later, here we are, a properly published poet. You hold in your hands one of a four part sequence, celebrating a lifetime of writing.

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