BAJAN SUN
Bajan Sun Magazine
JUN 2014
POETS & AUTHORS
Robert Gibson - Passion
Poet
Iris Flow
Robert Gibson (PassionPoet, or Passion, for short) is a member of the
League of Extraordinary Poets (LXP) in Bar bados and enjoys
painting sensual images with his words, leading his audience into a
sensory experience. Although sexuality and sensuality are his main
forte, in his own words he says, "Passion is not always about
sex." Passion is anger, sorrow, enthusiasm - his poems are written to
evoke intensity. He has been writing from age 14 and has published
EROTIC, his first anthology of poems,
which is available on Amazon or from the
author himself at http://www.facebook.com/
eroticaanthology.
Iris Flow is a writer and spoken word artist. Her aim is to inspire her fans
by awakening the borders of real life issues
which pertain to her poetry.
In 2011, Robert entered the National
Independence Festival of Creative Arts
(NIFCA), the national arts festival of his
native Barbados with three poems –
Luscious, Rain, and Goblet. All three of the
poems achieved awards – Luscious received
a silver award, and Goblet and Rain
received bronze awards. He also received
the Most Promising Poet award for the year.
Iris started writing when she was 16 years
old. She explains that she always used to
like to write her thoughts down, and one day
wrote her first sonnet. She’s never stopped
since, writing on a myriad of life situations
like heartbreak and even death with an eye
for metaphor and imagery. She has recently
stepped into the spoken word arena and has
her first spoken word video out on Youtube.
(“Reasons
For
Existing
https://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePxlT41pawI)
In 2012, Robert entered NIFCA again and
his poem Tribute received a bronze award.
His poetry has been published in local,
regional and online anthologies, such as the
local National Cultural Foundation’s (NCF)
Winning Words anthology, the Caribbean Writer and the online St.
Somewhere Journal E-zine.
He has recently ventured into hosting open mics as well – he is the cohost of two Barbadian spoken word spots – Sensations Poetry and Music
Night and Passionate Flow
He is a prolific writer, writing something almost every day, and posting
to his blog at http://poetwhispers.wordpress.com. His work can also be
seen on his FB fan page PassionPoet . He also has a SoundCloud page
where he has recorded some of his work, at https://soundcloud.com/
passionpoet.
Mariposa Reina
Mariposa Reina: A Writer, Poet, Performer. She
uses her pen to tease with her blend of erotic,
sensual and provocative flavors or powerfully
empowering females to see themselves as queens.
Her main sources of inspiration are her boyfriend,
experiences (personal and of others) and her environment. She is one of the contributing writers in
the anthology "Erotic' by Robert. R. Gibson.
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