"Sublime...I really love...Britain`s best kept secret...innovative.. a lot to admire here...you took my breath away between stanzas"

I am the poet Garry Franks and and this is my communications page for readers, publishers, bookshops, distributors and fellow multi-media artists.

My poetry albums "Garden Of Echoes" (my poem "Garden" set to a musical suite that suggests Eno, Bach Fugues, and Eastern Chakras) and "Templates" (various electronic, acoustic, and classical colloborations with the likes of Paul Fisher, Chameleon Jersey and Malcolm Fisher of The French Impressionists) have now been released by Beauty Of Washing Lines Multimedia Publishers. You can listen and buy at beautyofwashinglinesmp3shop

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My first book of poetry, "Journey, From, And To Here" will also be published this Autumn by Beauty Of Washing Lines.

My poem "The Beauty Of Washing Lines" was published in "Other Poetry ii 28" the first publishers of Simon Armitage.

"UK Cycle Pursuits Champion" was published by Red Herring.

My short story "Sunny Smile Up" was filmed by BURNT FILMS viewed through ther following link www.burntfilms.co.uk/sunnysmileup.

Here our some of the reviews from editors and fellow poets and writers and readers.

"I really love "Beauty Of Washing Lines". You have a fantastic eye for the painterly power of poetry-concentrated image, metaphor, simile, physical and sensual detail" Andy Croft, poet, publisher of Smokestack books

"Sublime. You really do perform your poetry and speak the poems beautifully"-Andrew Tait, poet

"Wonderful, innovative", Duchess Of Northumberland

"Very different to anything I have heard or read before. Quite original I would say." Keith Miller, reader, Newcastle

"Very powerful and strong images. I hope I understand them properly I reckon if I guess at something and my idea is bad then it is probably right." Catriona Urquhat, reader, Glasgow

"A lot to admire here", Peter Sansom, Editor "The North"