jonathan steffen

The Winning Poem for The Royal Berkshire Poetry Competition, 2010

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This Poem is the winning entry for The Royal Berkshire Poetry Competition, 2010
An initiative between Beat Magazine and The Royal Borough Library Services
Supported by The Firestation Centre For Arts and Culture

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Unter den Linden – Poem

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And the sky over Berlin,
The same sky for Westerners and Easterners alike,
Was of course Cerulean Blue.
It was a Cerulean Blue day.

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The Ginkgo and the Sycamore

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The autumn leaf that’s falling through your mind
Has fallen through a million minds before,
And will fall on through countless millions more,
Like countless million others of its kind –

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Hubble Bubble Toil and… Hitchin!

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With a pinch of creativity here and a dash of experimentation there Hitchin’s Lab produces a very entertaining open mic.

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The Search for the Great Albino

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Only hours after receiving the news, Bésancourt was levering himself into the saddle of his mule, whilst Lindenhof was buying new pack-animals with gold which he had carried secreted in the heel of his left boot ever since his days in Mexico.

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