Authors and Poets  SHOWCASE.

Winner Poetry : Roger Cummiskey for Under Construction.

Roger Cummiskey, Poet & Painter.

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SHOWCASE FOR LOCAL AUTHORS AND POETS

Organized by Rashpal Singh

Judges: Vijay Singh, Karen Mcmahon, Hanna Murray and Robert Tennison.

Including competition and awards presentation for best fiction, best non-fiction and best poetry.

Winners:

Fiction – Kirsty Denis for her story about the Mijas Pueblo donkey. Second place went to Valery Houven for her book on life in the next century.
Non-Fiction – Joan Fallon for her “Daughters of Spain”. Second was Elizabeth Smith for “Fastrack Spanish”.
Poetry – Roger Cummiskey for “Under Construction”. Second was Adrianne Conway.

Local talent and creativity promotion, supported by The Euro Weekly News Group, Hannah Murray Show (TRE) and Mijas TV and Radio.

ALSO PRESENT ON THE DAY…

 Santana Books – The only Spanish Publishing House on the coast publishing in English. Ediciones Santana.

 In The Write Light – Creative Writing Workshop

 Costa Book Club – A great book club for any avid reader courtesy of Costa Women

 Roger Cummiskey – Renowned watercolour artist, taking literary themes for his works and draws poetry.

 Guest Speakers include well known author David Baird amongst two other guest speakers.

On Saturday March 12th 2011 – 10.30am – 1.30pm

At Hotel Tamisa Golf, Camino Viejo Coin km 3.3 29649 Mijas Costa

A book showcase of local published authors, poets and artists.  Supported by local media, and including a competition for best fiction, best non-fiction and best poetry with a panel of professional judges and appearances by guest speakers.  Spanish and other nationalities are welcome to take part in the show.  This is an opportunity to promote local talent, local business and local media.

Under Construction

This painting is completed in the Arabesque style used by Picasso in his illustration of the book of 43 sombre poems Le chant des morts (1948) by Pierre Reverdy (1889-1960).

Event Details –

For show information contact Rashpal: 952 711 377 rashklaw@yahoo.co.uk

Poetry.

Featuring: Introduction Under Construction Rudi and Kofi Is Love Really in the Air? Truth The Edinburgh Celtica Es Morte A Painting of a Young Poet Special Guest – A poem by Lyndy Moore Eggleton - Castle of Sound. Left: “James Joyce” – Watercolor by Roger Cummiskey Abstract head of James Joyce (10 x 07 inches)

Introduction:

Writing poetry is a relatively new endeavor for Roger and comes from the heart rather than as a result of any planned, trained or structured way.

Roger’s involvement in the Arts spans a lifetime and has included Board membership of Eucrea Ireland Ltd, – the European Communities’ efforts to include participation in the arts by and with people with disabilities.

He was also involved for many years with Very Special Arts, Ireland and Europe. VSA is the charity founded by former US Ambassador to Ireland, Jean Kennedy-Smith in 1975, and which now has a presence in over 50 countries around the World.

“I take inspiration not only from Ulysses but also Finnegans Wake, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, Dubliners and the many poems written by James Joyce.”

Special Thanks: I wish to thank ShadowPoetry.com for giving me the opportunity to participate in their latest publication, “Before the Last Shadow Fades”. This is their third volume of poetry. It was published for Christmas 2002. It is available from the www.shadowpoetry.com web site.

I also include below a compilation that I made of the musical and poetic language from A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, by James Joyce.

ARTROGER

Under Construction:

I am genius I am Joyce.

A Dubliner of some renown

Hated, reviled, admired;

Poet and critic.

Ten years I had to wait for

Dubliners to be published

For pittance

Because I’m genius

Because I’m Joyce.

Yes, James Jaysas Joyce.

A Portrait helped,

Years and years to complete Ulysses

The greatest daytime novel of all time.

Teaching English as a foreign language

In Trieste and Zurich.

Patronised by a woman of Faith

Though I had none, Harriet Weaver.

Sylvia Beach’s Shakespeare in Paris

My office

And Nora my model, inseparable;

Hemmingway carried me over his shoulder

Drunk, we sang, argued, danced,

Played the piano and guitar.

Dublin, my town, 1904 my year

And 16th June my day;

But all wanted to know, in their

Ignorance if they featured,

And did they what.

They suffered for their lack of faith

In James Jaysas Joyce

Because I’m genius because I’m Joyce.

Mine eyes are a bitch

I’ve moved and moved

Borrowed and borrowed

Written and written.

Blind Homer helped the plot

And Ibsen influenced

So did Gogarty ha! ha!

Beckett learned.

Wild geese abroad.

Bloom was Israelite

One for Molly.

Budgen my pal.

Chamber Music and Pomes Penyeach

Kept debtors at bay.

Then the greatest night time novel

Of all time got out of the Traps.

Anna Livia Plurabelle and H.C.Earwicker

Thought their way through the night

Towards the sea

Work in Progress.

Tim Finnegan had lived at Watling Street

Twins Shaun and Shem come into their own.

Because I’m genius because I’m Joyce.

Yes, James Jaysas Joyce.

� 2002

Author: Roger Cummiskey, 1998

Construction updates: January 2000, September, 2000, April 2002, January 2004.

Originally published for Bloomsday 1998 by The Irish Times Newspaper at:

http://ireland.com/literature/bloomsday/joyce/cummiskey.htm

ARTROGER