NOT ALL POETS MAKE IT BIG. By Bryn Fortey

I’ve just been reading

Al Winans poem about Bukowski

A great piece, as always

Since AW is a writer of note

And Buk related copy

Is always of interest

But then I read a Facebook message

That British poet Bruce Hodder

Woke in the middle of an epic warning

For a seizure that fortunately

Failed to materialize

But left him with 

Headaches and nausea

It’s something he lives with

Every day of his life

With an attitude and outlook

That deserves, and gets

My total admiration

Not all poets make it big

Some very good writers

End up as mere footnotes

Lost in a deluge 

That would have floated

Any number of arks 

Hodder, in a writing career

Often interrupted by considerations

Outside his personal control

Crafts meaningful lines

With dedication and devotion

Yet has only recently

Had his first collection published

But he is no less a talent

In spite of remaining under the radar 

Not all poets make it big

Few get the full Bukowski treatment

But the lesser known

Are there to be found, and enjoyed

     

Bryn Fortey is a veteran writer from Wales in the UK. Widely published

over the years, he has had two collections published by The Alchemy 

Press, both featuring a mix of short stories and poetry. He is grateful that

in old age he is still able to put pen to paper and finger to keyboard