Poems of grit, fun and nonsense. #bookmarkquinn

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  • Mancunia TV

    Bookmarkquinn (Mark Quinn) – Poet, Author & Spoken Word Artist Mark Quinn, widely recognized by his pen name Bookmarkquinn, is a poet, author, and spoken word artist based in Manchester, UK. With a style that marries vulnerability, grit, and humor, he describes his writing as “words; some from my heart and some from my arse.” That

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  • Sticks, Stones and Silent Scars

    By Mark Quinn There’s that bell again, ringing in my ears—Sticks, stones, and silent scars,Ringing in my ears.Sitting under a tree, all alone,Watching the top guys on their throne.Wishing I could be a part—I don’t even know where to start.Lonely and alone,No company, even when I’m at home.My only friend is no action man,He’s not

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  • Mancunia TV

    I did my performance on Wednesday at Mancunia TV and it was a brilliant night, I really enjoyed it. I did seven poems and they all went down well, I’m sure the audience like my words. I met some very talented people and the music was fabulous. It started at 6.30pm (gmt) and finished at

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  • Beamish

    I visited Beamish Open Air Museum today, it’s up in the Northeast of England. You can buy a year pass and it’s like going back in time. It covers a large amount of land and you can walk around or catch a bus or tram. If you ever get the chance to visit, it’s like

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  • Bake a Cake

    By Mark Quinn Bake a CakeBy Mark Quinn All I wanted to do was take a break,and bake a cake.But folk would say that I’m a fake,and all I wanted was to just bake a cake.I went to the garden centre for a rake,“What do you want that for?”“To bake my cake,” for heaven’s sake!I

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  • RORTY

    Rorty: Part 5 By Mark Quinn Tonnes and tonnes of pressure crushed young Jonny’s bones to pulp and the cardboard soaked up the youngster’s blood. After Mary cleaned up the evidence, Jonny was no more and Mary went on the hunt for her wish and found the evil wooden spoon lurking between the boxes of

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  • RORTY

    Rorty: Part 4 By Mark Quinn “But I can’t kill anyone,” says Christian with a shocked look on his face as he starts pacing up and down rubbing his agitated hands together.“Christian, Christian, think of the money,” replies Rorty with a sympathetic look on his wooden face.“What on earth did that woman do to you

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  • RORTY

    Rorty: Part 2 By Mark Quinn “Who is saying that? Come on, show yourself?”“Christian don’t get angry at me just because your life is duller than a one-euro lightbulb, and you can’t live your dreams.”Christian jumps off his forklift truck and tries to look through the gaps between the brown towering boxes of new furniture

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