One For The Pot: Poems by Neil Stewart McLeod The author’s family lived up country in places where there was no electricity or refrigeration. Dr. There in lies the source for the name of this collection of highly original poems. In the ear
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| Title | : | One For The Pot: Poems by Neil Stewart McLeod |
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| Rating | : | 4.60 (216 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1489575103 |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 60 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-08-01 |
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Editorial : About the Author Neil McLeod was born in Oxford in 1947, while his father attended Merton College. He was raised in Kenya in the 1950's, and received schooling from the Holy Ghost Fathers at Saint Mary’s in Nairobi. The family returned to England before the flag was brought down and Kenya gained her Independence. Neil went up to Guy’s Hospital to study dentistry and came to America as a Fulbright Scholar to continue his studies at the University of Southern California. Doctor McLeod is past winner of the Los Slamgeles Poetry Slam. He writes a blog spot called “A Biting Chance” where much more of his poetry may be read. Doctor McLeod is a performing poet who has recited at Highland Games, consulate dinners and Burns Nights for the last 36 years. He is happily married, lives and works in Los Angeles, has three children, and practices as a dentist on Sunset Boulevard. His poem "The First Thanksgiving" is an increasingly popular seasonal favorite.
Being raised in Kenya in the 1950's, when it was still a British colony allows for an unusual and interesting upbringing. The author’s family lived up country in places where there was no electricity or refrigeration. In the early days his father used to go out to the plains to shoot a buck for the pot. There in lies the source for the name of this collection of highly original poems. The era saw the decline of colonial control at the zenith of its influence and the poems give a unique perspective on life in the country at that time. Once you spread your wings in Africa there was no going back to the soft life. Dr. Neil McLeod, has deftly captured this unique, lost civilization, by sharing his unbounded childhood curiosity and joy, as only an accomplished bard might. The universal emotions he captures in his poetry, course, like swift clear trout streams off Mount Kenya’s flanks.
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