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AGE:
46
LOC: United Kingdom
GEN: Male
LAST LOGIN: July 13
LOC: United Kingdom
GEN: Male
LAST LOGIN: July 13
Born in Manchester England on 9/2/1962. Arthur has a degree in literature and philosophy. . Arthur was brainwashed into a cult which he escaped from in 1985, . He writes to prove that he is more than just a victim, Arthur has several articles, poems and stories in print as well as a website www.arthurchappell.clara.net/contents.htm and he issued a very successful audio CD, Bard For Life of his poetry He has also produced a book of poetry and short stories, Dreams Take Flight. Arthur is a member of the Sealed Knot English Civil War Re-enactment Society, http://www.thesealedknot.org.uk/members/index.asp which he serves as a pikeman on the field of battle. arthur@chappell7300.freeserve.co.uk http://www.myspace.com/5695424…
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...ound And Round And Round And Round And Rou... by Arthur Chappell Our time machine's broken. We don't know how to stop. We're all going to die of déjà vu déjà vu déjà vu. I knew we shouldn't have nicked it from a second hand shop. There's no instruction book to tell us what to do. We're all going to die of déjà vu déjà vu déjà vu. Something's just exploded. Snap! Crackle! Pop! There's no instruction book to tell us what to do. That's why they left an 'Out Of Order' sign on top. Past or futu...
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Problems abound here. He has a sword in one hand and clinched fists. What is he firing and what with? he has no hands free to pull a trigger. Is he ordering others to fire a projectile weapon, gun, cannon, etc? There is something Bibical and mythhical about the tone of language but it isn't clear who is fighting who or why. You do offer a clear sense of rage and violence and I think this is to do with the horror and futility of war, but it isn't particularly clear what is going on or why. Bes...
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Love the dig at ipod culture - yes it is better to listen to people than the machines. I like the references to dirtier being not just to getting mucked up but the sense of voyeurism and the promiscuity of your title. This is a thoughtful, intelligent poem. Good luck with this. Arthur Chappell www.arthurchappell.clara.net/
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There isn't a lot going on here apart from the quite well handled but over-long stretch of the general office panic over a non too clear minor security breach and people shouting and swearing at one another - it was hard to focus on a particular point of view amidst the babel of voices - Steve seems central to it all of course - I liked the Thunderbirds gaffe at the expense of the stammerer, who sounds like Brains - not sure to what extent this carries your story along - it is a realistic loo...
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The title almost promises a parody of Shakespeare's poem in a similar sonnet style, but what follows is quite different. The poem attacks cliche and similie, comparisons and 'It's like' as an easy, lazy way to describe. It gets very existential, seeing life as a cesspit, and nothing in our eyes, etc. All rather bleak. There is a great idea here, but in some ways it is over-stretched - the humour doesn't offset the sheer pessimism so anyone more optimistioc might find the work difficult to rel...
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