'Poems which are true more than
half the time.' - Leonard Cohen.
If you're in the mood for some
thoughts about the nature of nostalgia, time, loss and the parallels
between horology and memory you might like to read Watch.
On the other hand for an address to a lover regarding the state
of her fridge and the concomitant reliance on the restaurant trade
for sustenance you might enjoy reading A
Song To Food. Or, perhaps, your desires are straying to the
passionately humble, then a bit of Greek spice can be found in
this Love Poem. And
finally for this paragraph, I'll offer this entwining of a bit
of Biblical myth and ornithology, the poem Goliath
Heron - Red Sea.
'[...] a giant redhead called A.F.
Harrold [...] some erotic effect.' - Hugo
Williams, TLS.
On the lighter side of things
here's a quick five minute sketch of a Beach
Scene, never actually observed. Or a fruity bit of narrative
verse telling and retelling of exploits low and noble in A
Song Of Love. This is a piece of Gerald Wiley style rubbish
(good quality rubbish, mind you) called The
Retailer's Tale which explains just what i did before I did
this poetry business. And finally for this paragraph, I'll leave
you this tasty morsel: The
Ballad Of A.F. Harrold.
'The best of A F Harrold's poems
have a subversive humour that is quite brilliant.' - Brian
Patten.
These are some MP3 audio pieces
for you. First a poem from The Man Who Spent Years In The Bath
which talks about Sir Isaac Newton's greatest discovery: Sir
Isaac Newton. Next, a typical story from the days when I was
first starting out on poetry stages around the country, in this
case South London: They
Left Their Hearts At Tooting Broadway. Now, a tiny little
impromptu song called A
Lemonade Lady, about a lady a bit like some lemonade. And
finally, a lovely little tale of finding out who's who in Thirteen
Ways Of Being Related To The Beatles.
''37 Ways To Leave Your Yak' has
some funny lines, but illuminates nothing.' - The
Nail, Winter 2004.
You can hear some more audio
tracks at the A.F.
Harrold My Space space.
