This month I have been introduced to some amazing poetry. I am currently working on a script which comments on the famous American writer Dorothy Parker. She is a true inspiration and her work is definitely worth reading. She offers short and witty poems, short stories on life and politics as well as longer, reflective poems which take you on a journey and leave you lost in thought. Her story is one of highs and lows having lost both of her parents at a young age. She battled with periods of being deeply unhappy throughout her life and often wrote poems relating to thoughts of suicide, though, in true Parker style, she still managed to include her witty sense of humour and observation on everyday life and thought, as seen in one of her more famous works;
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Razors pain you;
Rivers are damp;
Acids stain you;
And drugs cause cramps.
Guns aren’t lawful;
Nooses give;
Gas smells awful;
You might as well live.
Dorothy Parker
Dorothy Parker is guaranteed to make you think and absolutely guaranteed to make you smile. She represents hope, her words have a way of connecting to each of us in some unique way. Thank you Dorothy Parker, for being such an inspiration.
When starting out in a profession, it is sometimes difficult to divide your time effectively, but one rule I made from a very young age, was to always make time for the people most important to me. When I began to write this post, I had just got of the phone to one of my dearest friends, a lady who I owe so much to for her continuous support and words of wisdom. She has introduced me to some of the most helpful artists, writers and directors. On this occasion, she introduced me to a very reassuring poem written by Rudyard Kipling, which I would like to share with everyone who may need a little reassurance and inspiration, enjoy!
If—
IF you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too;
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or being lied about, don’t deal in lies,
Or being hated, don’t give way to hating,
And yet don’t look too good, nor talk too wise:If you can dream – and not make dreams your master;
If you can think – and not make thoughts your aim;
If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster
And treat those two impostors just the same;
If you can bear to hear the truth you’ve spoken
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken,
And stoop and build ’em up with worn-out tools:If you can make one heap of all your winnings
And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings
And never breathe a word about your loss;
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in you
Except the Will which says to them: ‘Hold on!’If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
‘ Or walk with Kings – nor lose the common touch,
if neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you,
If all men count with you, but none too much;
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds’ worth of distance run,
Yours is the Earth and everything that’s in it,
And – which is more – you’ll be a Man, my son!
Rudyard Kipling
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