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    Breast Fed by Telephone
    Breast Fed by Telephone
    Breast Fed by Telephone
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    Breast Fed by Telephone

    By Ben Gilbert

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    A collection of modern poetry, from playful and provocative to profound and poignant, through these poems Ben Gilbert shares his unique and refreshing perspective on many aspects of modern living.

    "These masterfully written poems brought warmth to my heart, tears to my eyes and curiosity to my mind. I found myself smiling and amused by his witty take on things. The author is a talented linguist and has played on words effortlessly to inspire and tantalise the minds of his readers. I LOVED this book and have found myself reading parts aloud to whoever was lucky enough to listen. I cannot wait to devour whatever he publishes next." Samantha Kennedy - English Teacher.

    Most of these poems were written as teaching materials for super bright advanced English language learners when I was teaching English at Shane Global in Hasting, UK. I kept the very rude ones out of the classroom, but to be frank that was only one poem - Atonement.

    The idiomatic and flexible nature of English, with its ease of rule breaking and change is a difficult thing to teach and poetry is a fine way to show such.

    "People change and language changes with people" Michel Thomas, Linguist.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBen Gilbert
    Release dateNov 13, 2013
    ISBN9781311079442
    Breast Fed by Telephone
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    Ben Gilbert

    Founder of TheBlueSpace Guides Co-operative, Nepal and a consultant to Child Space Foundation, Nepal. Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. Published Books: The World Peace Journals (Garuda Books 2013), No Place Like Home (Garuda Books 2013) and Mumbo Jumbo (Garuda Books 2015), The Scallops of Rye Bay (Garuda Books – 2022). Submissions Reader: The Masters Review, Bend, Oregon, USA. Jan 2020 - Jan 2024 In Journals: 1. Poached Hare Journal (2019: Identity Theme) 2. Scarlet Leaf Review (Nov 2019, April 2020, Oct 2020, Jan 2021, Nov 2021, Jan 2022, Feb 2022) 3. Fear of Monkeys (Dec 2019, Dec 2020 , April 2022, Fall 2022, April 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024) 4. Twisted Vine journal, Western New Mexico University (Dec 2019) 5. Bookends Review (April 2020) 6. pacificREVIEW , a west coast arts review annual sdsu (2020, Synchronous Theme) 7. Literary Veganism: an online journal (May 2020, Sept 2020) 8. Dead Mule School of Southern Literature (July 2020) 9. The Masters Review (August 2022, Jan 2023)

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      Breast Fed by Telephone - Ben Gilbert

      Acknowledgements

      I would like to thank all people who have helped me find my writing style, and all those who aided my big experiences so I actually have something to write about.

      Personally, a big thank you to Yvette who introduced me to the crazy world of French linguists and helped me understand that there is no proper English in anyway whatsoever. The language people speak – is the language.

      To all the writers that have influenced me in some way; the list is big, and to name but a few: Hemingway, Orwell, Lessing, Genet, Derrida, T.S. Elliot, Sophocles, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and anyone who writes a good manual of how to do something useful.

      And a thank you to the big outdoors, the Himalayas, the endless treks and disasters which became adventures, the high seas, big rock faces, dark canyons, angry bears and the endless green of swamps.

      To all my students who experienced some of these poems and short stories in the classroom.

      And to Russell Pond for showing me I could actually do this myself.

      Chapter 1: The Modern World

      Breast Fed by Telephone

      Once upon a time

      To hide that you were mad,

      You could play with your hair

      Find a smoke if you dare

      Or hide in book

      If you could.

      But that’s in the past,

      For now

      If you’re awkward and

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