The other night I got another rejection slip for my trilogy of poems based on Kieslowski’s THREE COLOURS (BLUE, WHITE, RED) which I’ve been struggling to find a home for the past three years. The editor who rejected them said the poem on “White” which has the title “Breathing Hole” came close. Should I feel slightly less bad about it? It’s just one more rejection slip, ready to be deleted. Sigh…
At least this set of poems got published in Four Quarters Magazine volume 4, number 2 (they could do better with presenting the poems, though.). The poems are “Francolin Feathers in Her Jaws,” “With Hazards On,” and the more recent “Ghost Train.”
It would be great to hear what readers have to say. Thanks.
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Jim Pascual Agustin writes and translates poetry. Sometimes he tries his hand at essays and stories. In 2011 the University of Santo Tomas Publishing House in Manila released BAHA-BAHAGDANG KARUPUKAN (poems in Filipino) and ALIEN TO ANY SKIN (poems in English). The same publisher released his most recent poetry collections SOUND BEFORE WATER and KALMOT NG PUSA SA TAGILIRAN. In 2015 a new poetry collection in English, A THOUSAND EYES was released. His first collection of short stories in Filipino, SANGA SA BASANG LUPA, was released in 2016. UK publisher The Onslaught Press launches his latest poetry collection, WINGS OF SMOKE, worldwide in February 2017.
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December 11th, 2015 at 22:24
Don’t give up on your children, Jim – the right home is out there, mate.
December 12th, 2015 at 01:54
Hope so, Ryan. Thanks!!!
December 12th, 2015 at 06:17
Hello Jim. Perhaps your trilogy will appeal most to those who have actually watched Blue, White and Red. I suspect many watched Blue, but not the other two. I found your homage to them beautifully and evocatively expressed. And like the movies, attending all three improves them in a hard to describe but tangible way.
December 12th, 2015 at 08:29
Thank you, Guy. I’m just going to keep trying to find the right place for the trilogy. Gets frustrating on bad days though.