Nathan Rodney-Jones, The Poetry Busker

It is said that William Shakespeare, Homer, Edgar Allen Poe, William Wordsworth, John Keats, Lord Byron and William Blake are the world’s greatest poets and all of these great poets have several important things in common - approach to their subject matter, style and formal elements of their writing, their dedication to their literary goals, and the lasting influence of their work.

However, after today we might need to add another name to this list; Nathan Rodney-Jones.

Nathan Rodney-Jones is an exceptionally talented young adult who is currently studying creative writing at The University of East Anglia in Norwich. He walked into Tyspane Care Home activities lounge with grace and style carrying a vintage typewriter.

Nathan employed vivid imagery and symbolical language to evoke the audiences’ sensory perceptions and engage their minds. He used metaphors, similes, and other figurative devices to help paint vivid mental pictures, elevating the artistic quality of his poems.

Nathan captured the hearts of residents, families, friends and staff with his poems, pronouncing every word with passion and offering explanations about the importance of each poem to him and the inspiration beyond each poem.

However, as a struggling student (his words not mine), Nathan also has another spectacular talent, he is a “Poetry Busker.” Typewriting poetry or poetry busking is something Nathan has been doing in Norwich to support his studies.

The busked poems are all typed on the spot based on the topics and information he is given. Nathan was happy to type personalised poems for residents at Tyspane Care Home.

It was one of the most entertaining, stimulating, intellectual and alternative afternoons Tyspane Care Home has hosted.

Thank You Nathan, see you soon.

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