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I am overjoyed to introduce to you another marvelous collaboration from three different corners of the world: London, Pennsylvania, and Jerusalem! A brand new three-person rengay (no. 3.), titled Nostalgia.

Nostalgia

by
Melissa Lemay, David Bogomolny and me.

ls.    toss and turn all night
        clammy, sticky, stifling heat,
        my dreams, where are you?

db.    the  barber   buzzes   my  hair
          clippings-stick-to-sweaty-scalp

ml.    walking through the park
          I hear the ice cream truck's tune
          a      hole     in my pocket!

ls.     children paddle in fountains
         playing cascading music

db.    hat   and   glasses   off
         drenched in cold fountain water 
         recalling childhood

ml.      watching them throw coins
            wishes of bronze and silver


Lesley Scoble, Melissa Lemay and David Bogomolny, June 2024

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NOTES

The Rengay
The Rengay is a form of linked verse created as an alternative to Japanese renga or renku. Garry Gay devised it in California in 1992 (same year my son Ben was born!). A rengay comprises six thematic haiku verses and is oft times composed by two or three poets, but solo and six-person rengay are not uncommon. Learn more about the rengay HERE.

Enormous thanks to both David and Melissa for introducing me to this wonderful form of poetry. Thank you for these fun and exciting collaborations. 

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Lesley lives in the City of London Square Mile. An artist, actor and sculptor (her first ceramic sculpture won the V&A inspired by… Award). Scenic artist & book illustrator, playwright (her musical play, Rapscallion performed in inner city schools and theatre school); TV dancer; Animator and illustrator for TV production. Set up Pinecone Studios Ltd and IIMSI Ltd drama and filmmaking workshops in London – producing award-winning films made by children.