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Does the entirety of your life indeed 'flash before your eyes', or are there just a few random incidents and moments which insist on being replayed and resolved?
And when these too eventually begin to dissolve, what then...?
Attempting to explore a fresh and flexible poetic style, Crash was partly inspired by the work of T.S.Eliot and Samuel Beckett.
Crash was first performed by the author in its final form as a dramatic monologue at the Ripon Theatre Festival, 2023.
Ian Gouge
Ian Gouge has been writing for many years with a number books to his name, mainly novels, short stories, and collections of poetry. He is a prize-winning short story writer and has had his prose and poetry published widely. Since June 2023 he had performed his poetic monologue 'Crash' on five separate occasions. A sometime Indie Publisher, he also mentors at public writers' retreats. You can find his work on Substack at Writing until the light goes out.
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