LOVE, DEVOTION, SURRENDER 

TO CUT A LONG STORY SHORT

Love, Devotion, Surrender and Other Bright Ideas and To Cut a Long Story Short are parts 2 and 3 of Martin’s poetry archive, gathering works from the 1980s to the early 2000s and beyond. Poetry and song lyrics about “life, death, love, betrayal, redemption; the whole bloomin’ thing.”

Perhaps it is poetry for people who don’t do poetry. Only you can be the judge of that.

Down to earth. Off with the pixies. Head in the clouds, feet on the ground. Stuff of life.

Literal, lateral, metaphorical, parabolical.

A sometimes sideways look at the things that drive us, the things that make us who we are.

Alongside my previous volume WORLDS WE LEAVE BEHIND these poems and song lyrics represent writings covering nearly 40 years of writing. You can purchase them from me directly or via Amazon by clicking the book image to the right.