Blog Archives

BROOKES POETRY CENTRE

7/31/2020

#oxfordbrookespoetry
Check out this fun Tweet.
CONCLUSION:
Follow Laura Skitt on Twitter to see the article.

Want to thank @JoThoenes of @BFBSRadioHQ for airing a five-part radio series featuring the work of the Veterans' Poetry Workshop @brookespoetry on Monday 3 August - Friday 7 August at 10:30am BST/5:30am EDT. #share #miltwitter #maggsvibo #armedforces https://t.co/e41UOZ9bvG
— ᴹߥ□□ร Ꮩﺂᕹ□ (@maggsvibo) July 31, 2020

AATF20

7/28/2020

#poetryglitch
Follow the story on Twitter.
CONCLUSION:
A Lifetime of War set to film.

Countdown to @ArmyatTheFringe @edfringe where my poem "A Lifetime of War in 250 Words" debuts. Be sure to attend the Virtual Poetry & Spoken Word Night with curator @timmarriott_
on 24 August at 1430 EDT. #AATF20 #maggsvibo #poetry #writer #miltwitter #afn #ArmedForces #ARMY pic.twitter.com/kmdKqkusCF
— ᴹߥ□□ร Ꮩﺂᕹ□ (@maggsvibo) July 28, 2020

ASH POETRY

7/27/2020

#fragmenting
Making poetry. My process in film.
CONCLUSION:
I like sharing techniques. Follow me on Twitter.

The Poetry Bowl
Busy
Fragmenting
Memories
Into
Art#natureart pic.twitter.com/v1dLSpWGCn
— ᴹߥ□□ร Ꮩﺂᕹ□ (@maggsvibo) July 27, 2020

GIFT

7/25/2020

#artsupplies
New water color colored pencil set.
CONCLUSION:
I am in love.

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If I wasn't already married to him, I would've asked him for his hand this time. I am in love. Folks, marriage can definitely get better with time if you find the right partner. Such a sweet surprise. pic.twitter.com/29dcHmOepW
— ᴹߥ□□ร Ꮩﺂᕹ□ (@maggsvibo) July 25, 2020

OXFORD BROOKES

7/23/2020

#niallmunro
BFBS mentions the workshop!
CONCLUSION:
Special thanks to Jo, Niall, Susie, and the gang.

Very many thanks to @JoThoenes for taking such an interest in our @brookespoetry work with veterans! https://t.co/kOo4P0xKQw
— Niall Munro (@NiallMunro) July 23, 2020

JO THOENES

7/22/2020

#radio #oxford
Jo is a tireless supporter of the military (including the US Forces and veterans like me).
CONCLUSION:
Be sure to follow!

World's □
Slowest □
Transfer □

HOWEVER...

□INCOMING□ series on the @oxfordbrookes Veterans' Poetry Workshop & anthology "My Teeth Don't Chew On Shrapnel" coming to a □ near you soon

Big □ to all that contributed, inc @maggsvibo @jo_down_south @Claire_E_Hughes pic.twitter.com/W7KBoHNEwY
— Jo Thoenes (@JoThoenes) July 22, 2020

ART IS PLEASURE AND...

7/18/2020

#ashpoetry
Burning more poems.
CONCLUSION:
What will it look like?

Art is pain
The Goat Eye poem is gonna leave its mark on my thumb from where the burning got a little blistery when the winds changed pic.twitter.com/aybF6Cho2Y
— ᴹߥ□□ร Ꮩﺂᕹ□ (@maggsvibo) July 18, 2020

BFBS

7/17/2020

#radio
British Forces Broadcasting Service with Jo Thoenes.
CONCLUSION:
Tune-In as we spend a week chatting about art.

Chatting with @JoThoenes of British Forces Broadcasting Service this morning. Maybe dig into my involvement with the 2020 Fringe Festival, a website launch, genealogy, and bonds with Oxford Brookes Veterans' Poetry Workshop gang. #Veterans #miltwitter #AATVF #BFBS #maggsvibo /1 pic.twitter.com/s7tZhZn8ox
— ᴹߥ□□ร Ꮩﺂᕹ□ (@maggsvibo) July 17, 2020

SAVE THE DATE

7/15/2020

#aatvf
Save the Date: 24 August 2020
CONCLUSION:
Poetry!!!

Save the date!
Date: Monday, 24 August 2020
Hosted by Tim Marriott. Sign up to see new work performed by writers and professional artists (including me). Recorded submissions presented live (free & streamed). https://t.co/LaSDu0OAVB #miltwitter #AAVF #maggsvibo #writing pic.twitter.com/ZprhTGK6hv
— ᴹߥ□□ร Ꮩﺂᕹ□ (@maggsvibo) July 15, 2020

GOLDEN FOURTEEN

7/15/2020

#jerribell
Congrats to Jerri Bell.
CONCLUSION:
If you like military history, click the LINK.

Jerri Bell gave a program at @PetersburgNPS in 2018. It is critical that the history she has researched be shared with the world. #congrats #miltwitter #share https://t.co/m0836OAfn3
— ᴹߥ□□ร Ꮩﺂᕹ□ (@maggsvibo) July 15, 2020

TIM MARRIOTT

7/13/2020

#eventbrite
Join Us!
CONCLUSION:
Click LINK

ARMY AT THE FRINGE

7/13/2020

#aatvf #fringe
Poetry workshop and Poetry Reading with Actor Tim Marriott.
CONCLUSION:
WATCH

I am honored to be reading my poetry with Army@theFringe #AATVF this year for our Virtual Festival. Check out the amazing lineup of talented artists including: https://t.co/bzOxvElrPX
— ᴹߥ□□ร Ꮩﺂᕹ□ (@maggsvibo) July 13, 2020

#robotplay
As usual, I relate all of my writing plans back to a script I have yet to start dealing with a Cast of Characters: Robot, Woman, and Poetrybot. This time, regarding a workshop now moved to take place online because of the Pandemic.
CONCLUSION:
Click play.

Woman: Let's do this!
Poetrybot: So many ideas □ https://t.co/NOQffQG99z
— ᴹߥ□□ร Ꮩﺂᕹ□ (@maggsvibo) July 10, 2020

POETRYBOT

7/10/2020

#poetrybot
Script
CONCLUSION:
It is a work-in-progress.

Robot: What experience do you have with festivals?
Woman: None really to speak of
Poetrybot: It is a legacy project
Robot: How so?
Woman: Recorded spoken word poetry
Poetrybot: Synergy pic.twitter.com/nqIxDZ3C5w
— ᴹߥ□□ร Ꮩﺂᕹ□ (@maggsvibo) July 11, 2020

ASH CAULDRON

7/6/2020

#ashpoetry
First image of my updated cauldron for making burned poetry. I hope to one day debut my book of poems.
CONCLUSION:
'Double double toil and trouble/Fire burn and cauldron bubble‘: LINK

Double, double toil and trouble;
Fire burn and caldron bubble.
Fillet of a fenny snake,
In the caldron boil and bake;
Eye of newt and toe of frog,
Wool of bat and tongue of dog,
Adder's fork and blind-worm's sting,
Lizard's leg and howlet's wing,
For a charm of powerful trouble,
Like a hell-broth boil and bubble.
Double, double toil and trouble;
Fire burn and caldron bubble.
Cool it with a baboon's blood,
Then the charm is firm and good."

Quoted in MacBeth
Notes:
Macbeth: IV.i 10-19; 35-38

And so vacation was over. She would go back to the civilized world. No more time for her imagination to burn. Trading in a pencil for pencil skirt and paycheck. 6 glorious days of creating art, learning history, and walking with her best friend. She would daydream of her garden. pic.twitter.com/zOh9ul60En
— ᴹߥ□□ร Ꮩﺂᕹ□ (@maggsvibo) July 7, 2020