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Childhood in Belfast
Cobbled streets, corner shops, and the games we played until the lamps came on.
a new collection
A Lifetime
in Verse
Memories, Stories, and Rhymes, by Jim Bryans
A new collection of poetry and short stories from Jim Bryans , warm, witty, sharply observed, and full of the humour, hardship, love, and lived experience of a real storyteller.
"out now, poetry, stories, and rhymes"
About the Collection
Poetry and stories, told with honesty and humour.
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A Lifetime in Verse brings together poetry, short stories, humour, and reflection from Jim Bryans. From Belfast streets and family kitchens to friendships, songs, and the small absurdities of everyday life, the collection introduces readers to a warm, witty, generous voice, sometimes tender, sometimes mischievous, always true.
Jim, ninety years young
Meet Jim Bryans
Storyteller, poet, and sharp-eyed observer.
Jim Bryans is a storyteller and poet whose writing draws from real life, Belfast streets, family kitchens, working days, friendships, songs, and the small comic moments that stick with you. He writes with warmth, wit, and a sharp eye for the way people really are.
A Lifetime in Verse is his new collection, a generous, funny, and honest introduction to a writer who has spent a lifetime paying attention.
Selected Extracts
Quiet lines from the collection.
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Sometimes tender, sometimes mischievous, always true.
Writing from a lifetime of real experience.
The street we played our games in, was our playground, and we didn't care.
The things that were once so precious are nowhere to be found.
Still we have each other, two lifetimes shared as one.
The songs he sang are within my heart and forever they will stay.
It was heaven for our gang and me.
Old age creeps upon you just like a thief in the night.
That was the day I lost Christie twice.
Themes from the Book
What lives between the pages.
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no. 02
Family and the everyday
The people who shape us, captured in lines, verses, and small noticed moments.
no. 03
Humour through hardship
A wink in the middle of a long week, the way ordinary people get through.
no. 04
Love and marriage
Two lifetimes shared as one, written down so the feeling stays.
no. 05
Friendship and song
The songs and voices that stay with you long after the room has emptied.
no. 06
Observations from life
A sharp eye, a dry wit, and a warm heart turned toward the everyday.
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Stories worth telling
The small moments that turn out to be the ones worth writing down.
Now Available
A Lifetime in Verse
Memories, Stories, and Rhymes · by Jim Bryans
Out now in paperback and on Kindle via Amazon UK. A new collection of poetry and short stories, written to be read, shared, and enjoyed.
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Published through Bryans Publishing
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about the release
A Lifetime in Verse is a new collection of poetry and short stories from Jim Bryans, written with honesty, humour, and warmth, and out now for readers to discover.