{"id":9118,"date":"2015-08-11T12:00:57","date_gmt":"2015-08-11T12:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ink.verticalplus.co.uk\/archive\/?p=9118"},"modified":"2020-12-09T15:02:10","modified_gmt":"2020-12-09T15:02:10","slug":"and-the-pick-of-the-month-for-july-2015-is-kinga-fabo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inksweatandtears.co.uk\/archive\/and-the-pick-of-the-month-for-july-2015-is-kinga-fabo\/","title":{"rendered":"And the \u2018Pick of the Month\u2019 for July 2015 is Kinga Fab\u00f3"},"content":{"rendered":"

We are very pleased to announce that Kinga Fab\u00f3\u2019s\u00a0Not Because It’s Chic<\/em> is the voters\u2019 choice for the IS&T Pick of the Month for July. Kinga has asked that her prize be donated to Age UK<\/a><\/p>\n

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Not Because It’s Chic<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Here I have a place
\nwhere I can be sad.
\nI adore it. I adore it.<\/p>\n

I exist only in roles.
\nI want colors! Colors!
\nJust as above me the sky is always blue.<\/p>\n

Not because it\u2019s chic. Not because of that.<\/p>\n

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\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.<\/p>\n

Voters\u2019 comments included:<\/strong><\/p>\n

simple and extraordinary at the same time <\/em><\/p>\n

I like the simple words, the conciseness and the message of the poem. The usual reason: felt, experienced by everybody, written by one of us in a way that makes us relieved – some others feel like us as well… <\/em><\/p>\n

She is one of my favorite Hungarian contemporary poets. She is lovely and so expressive. <\/em><\/p>\n

Good, succinct poem.<\/em><\/p>\n

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\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.<\/p>\n

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It was, as always, a closely run thing and so this time we’ve included some voters’ comments on the other five contenders.<\/p>\n

David Calcutt, Extracts from The Old Man in the House of Bone<\/em>:<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0 Beautiful. Interesting. Sustained.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0 mysterious, dreamlike, as if the old man’s mind is wandering. It is well constructed and intriguing.<\/em><\/p>\n

Susan Castillo Street, Voices<\/em>:<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0 haunting lyrical imagery, reaches the heart,tender and powerful.
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0 Much treasure in a small compass!<\/em><\/p>\n

Sally Evans, Review of Abiding Chemistry<\/em> by Susan Castillo Street:<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0 …a superb and insightful review.<\/em><\/p>\n

Ilse Pedler, Breathing<\/em>:<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0 A compulsive read and very thought provoking. A poem I wanted to read again and again. <\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0 As basic as breath itself. So true.<\/em><\/p>\n

Jill Sharp, Leda plucks a swan<\/em>:<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0 Imaginatively reconsiders it’s subject matter and delivers a cascade of memorable imagery.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0 Revenge, a warm swan salad….<\/em><\/p>\n

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