The long narrative/ dramatic poem 'The First Man In Space', under Beyond the Books Theatre publishing, is now out in The Shop of the kind I am pleased of the kind be sold in. The Art in Mind Shop on Orchard Street in Weston-super-Mare, in a Limited Edition format (only 3 copies have printed, the Second Editions should subsequently be better quality and available to buy on Amazon) at the reasonably priced £24.99, is where it may be found.
'The First Man In Space' deals with the subject matter of Yuri Gagarin's first ever flight beyond the stratosphere. Purely dealt with as metaphor for Man's unique mastery over nature (though it has been dramatised as a Russian film, coincidentally made over the same period as it had been writing this version).
Separated into Four Parts: Imagining, Training, In Space, On Earth, the poem explores not only the growth and expansion of Humanity's knowledge and experience but also that of the foremost astronaut growth as a man from a boy and then into an much older man.
Taking the base facts of the exploration and other bits of research into the science of space flight the poem's most distinctive quality is the use of imagination from the writer's own life extrapolated onto a figure more ambitious then himself and able to achieve more than many people could ever have the chance to do with their lives.
First written in the last year of study at University the poem has undergone a few versions. Always originally intended to be a one man stage piece (with music from various classical composers) it has been decided that it should be printed in it's original entirety as a 'text' in it's own right.
This is the First of many outings into the public Space of the publishing atmosphere which we can hope to see more poems as well as plays and novels to come out as they come together in the writer's and graphic designer's hands.
I hope you all Live Long enough and Prosper well enough to enjoy this piece of enjoyment.
