Interview with Poet John David Lionel Brooke (Excalibur)

Initially a hoot getting my unpublished poem dramatized. On reflection, gratifying if viewers took my serious message to heart.

– John David Lionel Brooke on why he submitted to WILDsound

WATCH Poetry Reading of EXCALIBUR

Matthew Toffolo interviews John David Lionel Brooke:

Matthew: What is the theme of your poem?

Easy access to firearms as an expression of twisted power over others is morally senseless and ridiculous in a nation that claims freedom as its motto.

Matthew: How would you like people to respond when they read or watch your poetry reading?

John: My rapid fire little humorous, sardonic poem illustrates the ludicrous, unbridled ownership of firearms. I’d like my American readers/viewers to be motivated to take the matter of gun control seriously.

Matthew: How long have you been writing poetry?

John: I began writing, first with poetry in 2008, my first form poem was published within a month in…