"Standing on the edge of my open grave"
By Neville Johnson
This is where I heal my pains
My weary and fearful eyes
They have seen everything
And tomorrow they will see again
My words create meaning in a rhythmic beat
Memory and ink interweaved like flames that flicker and radiate into the night.
Its cold unscrupulous heaviness drowning daylight
Neville Johnson is a UK veteran of Iraq, Afghanistan and Northern Ireland. Follow him here. Listen to the Savage Wonder podcast episode with him here.
Sangin, Then and Now by Neville Johnson.
Sweeping Leaves in the Wind, Good Soldiers Don’t Cry, and Alone in a Crowded Room by the Veterans Collective, featuring selections from Neville Johnson.
In Love…&War: The Anthology of Poet Warriors by Dead Reckoning Collective, featuring selections from Neville Johnson.
What’s happening at VetRep…
Catch our interview this week with Ryan Stovall on the Savage Wonder Podcast here.
Tickets are going fast for the Parlor this season, reserve your seats for Woody Allen’s Central Park West here before they sell out! For the month of June we will be opening Central Park West with the winner of our inaugural 10-minute play competition, Fifteen Dead Souls, by Leilani Squire.
We are currently offering multiple dates for our online and in-person Playwriting for Veterans classes, and our Acting for Beginners class is now being offered weekly every Saturday from 10am-12pm. Scholarships for qualifying veterans, as well as multi-class passes are available. Registration details can be found here.