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Bart EnglishBart English

Bart English is a final year Psychology and Politics student at the University of Otago. He grew up with his five siblings surrounded by conversations and books of all genres and topics. He discovered poetry at the age of 11 and with the encouragement of author Joy Cowley, Bart continued to write and has now published three compilations of poetry. Bart vas born in Wellington in 1997.

The Tuesday Poem: ‘Ascend’ by Bart English

22 August 2017 by Bart English

Every day this week the Spinoff Review of Books is publishing a new poem in the build-up to the Phantom Billstickers national poetry day on Friday. Today: ‘Ascend’ by Bart English   Ascend Inspired by Maya Angelou’s “A caged bird”   I look Up at the sky And wish that I could fly, To grow … Read more

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