Mike
Garry
poet
Poet Librarian Mancunian Father Husband Uncle Brother
Johnny Green
A fire on a mountaintop
Your flames warm the faces of those who watch
And you dance, all inhibition burned
as you rise and fall like the waves
Blowing me kisses from far out at sea
A handshake smile. A nod, a wink and a kiss
But no hugs, never any hugs
Scurried, tripping up stone pathways
Rode white horses bareback on bridlepaths
Rode in balloon baskets skyward
Hand scooping thick snow from high peaks
We made snowballs and dropped them from a great height
Watched them slow fall, smiling.
Still chilly
We have good coffee and untipped Camel to smoke on the stoop.
A cock crows and starlings flit from tree to tree
You and me.
Album
Out Now
MIKE GARRY with The Cassia String Quartet
HANDWRITTEN MIRACLES
Mike Garry & Joe Duddell
St Anthony: An Ode to Anthony H Wilson
St Anthony
Official Store
Find poetry collections and merchandise produced by Mike Garry.
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God is a Manc£10.00 -
Men’s Mournings£10.00 -
Mancunian Meander£10.00 -
T-Shirt Blue GORTON GIRLS…£15.00
Mike & Philip Glass
Poetry
Described by iconic designer Peter Saville as “a genius”, Mike’s work focuses on the city and its people, championing the underdog and finding beauty amongst the ugliness and triumph amongst tragedy. He has performed his poetry since 1995 and has worked in the USA, Hong Kong, and throughout Europe and has been on continuous tours with John Cooper Clark since 2011.
He also performs in Prisons, Mental Health Units, and Children’s Homes and is passionate about bringing live poetry to places it wouldn’t normally reach. He was a Poet in Residence at Kendal Calling, Strangeways Prison and regularly performs at festivals like Latitude, Isle of White and Festival Number 6. His poems have been published in numerous newspapers, and magazines and read on TV and radio.