Celebrating a group of working New Mexico poets from differing generations, ethnicities and cultural settings, the Fixed and Free Poetry Anthology 2011 includes a variety of forms from the sonnet and villanelle to open verse and slam. Rather than rely on a regional, academic or ideological theme, this collection includes the best poems from a grassroots community that meets monthly in Albuquerque, New Mexico to perform, discuss and appreciate the written and spoken word. The uniqueness and strength of this endeavor resides in the dedication of its participants to value community above all other identifiers. The reader will not only experience the literary qualities inherent in this work but can join with others in the camaraderie and spirit of authentic collaboration.

Fixed and Free: poetry anthology 2011

Literature & Fiction

Brown, Billy

Poetry

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Billy Brown, I'll Tell Your Mother

A riveting and hugely entertaining memoir of post-war London told through the eyes of a hilariously opportunistic little boy.
By the time he was ten years old, Billy Brown was running a successful little business on the black market: whatever you needed, from bricks and firewood to dress material or machetes, Billy Brown could get it - or knew a man who could. And, for the right price, he would deliver it direct to your door in an old carriage pram.
With energy and insight, Billy Brown paints a vivid and lively picture of Britain emerging from the ruins of the war, the hunger for opportunity, the growing pace of modernisation and the pride and optimism that held communities together. Londoners were intent on getting themselves back on their feet, and it provided the perfect opportunity for a boy with ambition and a lively imagination.
Born in Brixton, south London, in 1942, Billy Brown was a lovable scamp with a nose for mischief. Left to his own devices while both his parents went out to work, if there was trouble to be had Billy would be in the thick of it. Ignoring the shaking of fists from his neighbours, his mother's scoldings and the regular thwack of the cane on his bottom at school, Billy wheeled and dealed, charmed Woolies' Girls, planned coronation celebrations, ran circles around circus performers and persuaded villains to work on his terms.

Biographies & Memoirs

Historical

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Book written by Billy Bryan Brown of the TV Show: Alaskan Bush People about his life before coming to Alaska.

The Lost Years

Parenting & Relationships

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Continuing in a tradition of collaboration Fixed and poetry anthology 2015 presents its second volume of poems submitted by writers who have participated in the Fixed and Free monthly poetry reading hosted by Billy Brown in Albuquerque, New Mexico, now in its seventh year. Celebrating poets from differing generations, ethnicities and cultural settings, this anthology proffers a variety of poetic forms including the sestina, haiku, open verse, slam and prose poetry. Rather than rely on a regional, academic or ideological theme, this collection includes a wide selection of poems from poets who meet monthly to perform and appreciate the written and spoken word. The strength of this endeavor resides in the dedication of its participants to value community above all other identifiers. The reader will not only experience the literary qualities inherent in this work but can join with others in the camaraderie and spirit of authentic collaboration.

Fixed and Free: poetry anthology 2015

Fixed and Free Poetry Anthology 2021

United States

Independently published

Fixed and Free Poetry Quarterly June 2022: Volume 1, Issue 2 (Fixed and Free Quarterly)

Literary

Fixed and Free Quarterly September 2023: Volume 2, Issue 3

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