108 Breaths
by Mark Wollacott
Price: $0.99 USD. 10540 words.
Published on January 23, 2012. Fiction.
A haiku is one breath. It is the kodak moment of poetry.
In 2004, Mark Wollacott moved to Japan to teach English. Along the way he picked up a love of haiku in all its forms and this collection chronicles his five years in Osaka through the highs, the lows and the plain weird.
Location: United Kingdom
Member Since: Nov. 15, 2011
Mark Wollacott
Biography
Mark Wollacott was born in 1980 in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, and grew up there, but has spent most of his 20s in Japan and Hungary. He studied at Europe's smallest university, the University of Wales, Lampeter and played badly for their cricket team. Graduation saw him move into an assistant manager role at a hiking store in Cirencester until it burnt down in 2004.
After a brief stint in Bristol, he spent five years teaching English in Osaka, Japan. While there he wrote for Kansai Time Out, Kansai Scene and on coming back to England, The Austin Post. His first short story "The Spare Room" was published in the For Tohoku charity anthology in 2011.
He has found it increasingly difficult to find work in Britain and his poetry collection "108 Breaths" is his first attempt on a long road to becoming a self-publisher and full-time writer. It is either that or join the dole queue. Mark now spends most of his time writing, arguing with his cat and wishing Aston Villa would not sell their best players.
After a brief stint in Bristol, he spent five years teaching English in Osaka, Japan. While there he wrote for Kansai Time Out, Kansai Scene and on coming back to England, The Austin Post. His first short story "The Spare Room" was published in the For Tohoku charity anthology in 2011.
He has found it increasingly difficult to find work in Britain and his poetry collection "108 Breaths" is his first attempt on a long road to becoming a self-publisher and full-time writer. It is either that or join the dole queue. Mark now spends most of his time writing, arguing with his cat and wishing Aston Villa would not sell their best players.
Where to find Mark Wollacott online
Website: http://www.markwollacott.com
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- markwollacott: Respect to the choir at the end, soaked they still sung and sung for Her Majesty. #jubilee
- markwollacott: High point for us train lovers was the steam engine's salute as the Queen made her way to the barge. #jubilee
- markwollacott: #BBCjubilee only the BBC will think they did well today. Needless asides and extra footage, lack of detail on the boats,
- markwollacott: #BBCjubilee loved the manpowered boats, Gloriana was majestic on the calm Thames waters. BBC needs slapping as usual for not getting it.
- markwollacott: #BBCjubilee great spectacle on the Thames, wonderful boats, shame about the awful BBC coverage, little or no mention of little ships
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