Guest author: Frank Prem ~ A poet reads…

Posted on March 29, 2019 by Sue Vincent

No-one can read a poem like the person from whose pen it flowed. There is something of the writer’s heart, life and soul in the words. They know the unwritten pauses, the emotional shifts, the hidden emphasis that bring the words to life… and yet, most of the time, we read a poem without the writer’s voice to guide us to understanding.

While that can be a good thing, allowing us to read through the lens of our own experience and bring our own emotions to the words, it is a real privilege to listen to a poem as it was meant to be heard.

Poet and author, Frank Prem, has kindly agreed to be my guest and share recordings of some of his work…

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Frank Prem has been a storytelling poet for forty years. When not writing or reading his poetry to an audience, he fills his time by working as a psychiatric nurse. . He has been published in magazines, zines and anthologies, in Australia and in a number of other countries, and has both performed and recorded his work as ‘spoken word’. . He lives with his wife, musician and artist Leanne Murphy, in the beautiful township of Beechworth in northeast Victoria (Australia).

Find and follow Frank

 Website     Website Audio    Seventeen Syllable Poetry
Blog    Facebook  Amazon

Small Town Kid (Frank Prem Memoir Book 1) by [Prem, Frank]Small Town Kid is the experience of regional life as a child, in an insular town during the late 1960s to the mid-1970s, remote from the more worldly places where life really happens, in a time before the internet and the online existence of social media.

It is a time when a small town boy can walk a mile to school and back every day, and hunt rabbits with his dog in the hours of freedom before sundown. He can hoard crackers for bonfire night and blow up the deputy school master’s mailbox in an act of joyous rebellion.

It is a time when a small town teenager will ride fourteen miles on a bicycle for his first experience of girls, and of love. A time when migrating from a foreign country to a small town means his family will always feel that they are strangers, while visitors to the town are treated like an invading host.

It is also the remembrance of tragedy for inexperienced friends driving on narrow country roads.

This collection of poems and stories shares the type of childhood that has mostly disappeared in contemporary times. Come and revisit it here, in the pages of a Small Town Kid.

Buy your copy at Amazon Australia, Amazon UK and Amazon.com

Amazon Reviews of Small Town Kid:

“Frank Prem is a storyteller and poet of an unusual kind. He writes about everything with a vision most of us do not see until he brings it forth.”

“Frank Prem’s chronological journey from infancy to the present has a familiar feel to it; almost as if you were take a walk through your own memory lane to recall the innumerable small, but unforgettable moments that make up a life. Frank’s style is minimalist, with plenty of room to fill in the blanks with your own conjecture or possible parallel memories. Written about an Australian town that was a gold-rush town in its day, it touches on those times as well as describes the landscapes there. Frank’s work is approachable, understandable, and sensitive in its handling of the most delicate of subjects.“

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If you are a writer, artist or photographer…If you have a poem, story or memoirs to share… If you have a book to promote, a character to introduce, an exhibition or event to publicise… If you have advice for writers, artists or bloggers…

If you would like to be my guest, please read the guidelines and get in touch!

About Sue Vincent

Sue Vincent was a Yorkshire born writer, esoteric teacher and a Director of The Silent Eye. She was immersed in the Mysteries all her life. Sue maintained a popular blog and is co-author of The Mystical Hexagram with Dr G.M.Vasey. Sue lived in Buckinghamshire, having been stranded there due to an accident with a blindfold, a pin and a map. She had a lasting love-affair with the landscape of Albion, the hidden country of the heart. Sue  passed into spirit at the end of March 2021.
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46 Responses to Guest author: Frank Prem ~ A poet reads…

  1. robertawrites235681907 says:
    March 29, 2019 at 17:28

    A lovely reading by Frank Prem, Sue. He has a lovely reading voice.

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  2. positivesideofcoin says:
    March 29, 2019 at 18:04

    It’s nice to know more about him; I loved his voice. So much depth in voice.

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  3. Frank Prem says:
    March 29, 2019 at 23:14

    Sue, thank you for your wonderful support. It’s a great pleasure to share this reading with your blog followers.

    Thank you, again.

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  5. Hélène - Willow Poetry says:
    March 30, 2019 at 00:51

    You wrote a magnificent post, Sue…Frank, you have the gift for reading your poetry.

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  6. Frank Prem says:
    March 30, 2019 at 01:20

    Hélène, thank you. To be able to read my work is a wonderful thing.

    To have you enjoy hearing it is even better.

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  8. Jade Li says:
    March 31, 2019 at 00:24

    Sue, this is a wonderful reading by Frank Prem. I’ve read the book and loved it.

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  9. msjadeli says:
    March 31, 2019 at 00:25

    Sue, so wonderful to hear Frank reading from his book here at your blog. I read the book and loved it.

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  10. Jennie says:
    March 31, 2019 at 02:30

    Thank you for introducing Frank!

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  11. dgkaye says:
    March 31, 2019 at 20:34

    Fabulous post. I enjoyed listening to your readings Frank. You should narrate your own audio books you’re gifted with a wonderful reading voice. I enjoyed your writing. :). Thanks Sue ❤

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  12. Smorgasbord - Variety is the Spice of Life. says:
    March 31, 2019 at 23:31

    Just reading Small Town and it is captivating.. you have a way with words Frank…

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  13. Valentina says:
    April 2, 2019 at 17:08

    I love your voice.

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  14. willowdot21 says:
    April 5, 2019 at 17:43

    Hi Frank I really enjoyed listening to you reading it certainly brings home your point hearing you speak your poetry and give us some background.💜

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  15. kevin cooper says:
    June 12, 2019 at 20:18

    What a great idea to introduce and read some of one’s poetry like this. Most enjoyable. Thanks for sharing Sue. Well done, Franky boy! 😀

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