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"There Will Come Soft Rains"There will come soft rains and the smell of the ground, And swallows circling with their shimmering sound;And frogs in the pools singing at night, And wild plum-trees in tremulous white;Robins will wear their feathery fireWhistling their whims on a low fence-wire;And not one will know of the war, not oneWill care at last when it is done.Not one would mind, neither bird nor treeIf mankind perished utterly;And Spring herself, when she woke at dawn, Would scarcely know that we were gone.

The Using of Words is the fourth volume in the series poetry collections that opened with Words on Paper. It shows the literary and emotional progress of the poet as he grows into middle age. There are many moods within, and there are many voices to be heard. The sixty four poems within offer another generously filled volume that represents the culmination of this part of his development as a writer. These are the words, use them with care.

Listening for the Voice is a spiritual sequel to Trust and Love. It has a similar mix of prayers and thought provoking essays on being a Christian but displays more mature and calmer face than the earlier volume.

within the bounds of this book, you will find an extensive guide with a wealth of information concerning the emotional and physical health of a child and how to maintain good nutrition for the result of a healthy child

Hearts Like Distant Stars is his first collection of poetry since the Words sequence of poetry volumes. In this latest collection he moves away from his normal modes of poetic expression and the result is a powerful and varied collection that ranges from interior monologues to dreamy pastorals, taking in outward and inward rages on the way. Central to it all is the semi-abstract dialogue poem that is Two People at a Table. The lengthy introduction gives the author a chance to drop a few hints about each of the poems, but you can skip that if you want.

This is a collection of poems about people. Some of them are or were famous, many of them never will be and most of them are not real. Some of the poems are about mad people, some are about creative people, some are about people who are sad and some are about creative people who are either mad, sad or both etc. Many of them would like to be your friend. Some of them you wouldn't want to meet. They are people, strange people perhaps, but that is neither here nor there. Most of these poems appeared in the Kindle only collections 'Cracked', 'Tales of People' and 'All This Expression'.John Hilton is a Bristol based writer. He has been around for over half a century and is beginning to think it might have been worth the effort of being born. His works are driven by a desire to ask 'what if?' about almost everything, a hope that things can be better and a fear that they will get worse. He writes poetry, fiction and even a few prayers. He is happily married and lives in Totterdown.

Speculative Fiction, SF or even Science Fiction. Call it what you will it is a genre easier to recognise than it is to define. This volume contains the bulk of the SF writings of John Hilton. Some is clearly prose in the SF mode, other bits are in verse and some of the sections are probably too far outside the SF zone to be called SF. Whatever, all of tales are speculative in one way or another. There is a nice introduction by the author that explains some of what is going on. You don't have to read it first, or even at all, but it might help. It doesn't contain much in the way of spoilers. Some of the tales are very short, some are comparatively long. The Stars and I is the title of this book and also the title of one of the stories within it.

"They just don't make them like John anymore. A real tough who has lived the best and worst in life!" - Shaun Attwood, true crime author/YouTuberAfter an astonishing 45-year journey through the labyrinthine confines of every single UK prison, John Hilton, now 94, who holds the dubious title of being one of the longest-serving criminals in UK history, is finally breaking his silence.In his compelling autobiography, he offers a gripping and unfiltered account of his tumultuous life, from his tragic beginnings in the aftermath of World War II to his descent into a life of crime.Hilton's first stint in a young offenders' prison at the age of sixteen came about when he was caught stealing money from the till of a local fruit and veg stall where he worked. During this dark period, he suffered life-altering injuries while incarcerated, losing several fingers and he quickly learned how to navigate the harsh realities of the prison system.These traumatic experiences only fuelled Hilton's dangerous path into a life of armed robberies and even murder, cementing his dangerous mind-set.On one fateful night in 1978, during a robbery gone wrong, Hilton shot a diamond merchant in the back, and accidentally shot his crime partner. He was faced with an uncomfortable decision: whether to let his friend bleed to death and to discard the body or to take him to a hospital, running the risk of being caught for a double homicide.Detailing the ever-changing prison regime through the decades, Hilton's autobiography is not merely a chronicle of wrongdoing but a tale of sacrifice, honour and resourcefulness. He candidly takes readers on a journey through his ruthless and unforgiving mind. This deeply personal account is a must-read for anyone interested in the criminal justice system, the psyche of a dangerous armed robber, the old East End of London and the remarkable gangsters it produced.

Here at last is the selected poems of John Hilton. Among the sixty four poems within you will find a few poems that are cute and others that are terrifying. There are sad poems, happy poems, angry poems and even some funny ones. Many of them have stories to tell though most of the tellers are unreliable witnesses. The Act of Feeling is intended both as an introduction to his poetical works, taking in as it does most of the styles, voices and approaches he has used over the last three decades and also as a reasonably sized summation of his work to date.

John Hilton's most satisfying and quietly powerful collection to date. This volume consist almost entirely of recently written poems. There are a couple of short poems written eight and sixteen years ago respectively, which I found up in my archives and liked enough to preserve here. The heart of the book is the lengthy 'Broken Glass and Other Pain Killers' which is in the fractured narrative style I developed during the long gestation of 'In the Shadow of the Silver Screen'. It is an adult poem in that it deals with serious themes. I do not write these poems for children.

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Over a decade in the making, IYLCYCHMB is an irreverent torrent of words, ideas, specks of wisdom and random lyrics that leaps from anger to whimsy to despair to inspirational, taking in introspection, self-righteousness, nonsense, abstraction and quotations from literature and pop music along the way. The entire thing is pulled into its distinctive shape by an energy that varies from manic outbursts to exasperation to self-conscious anxiety.If you succeed in looking at it from the right angle, you might find some parts of it can come close to making a kind of sense. And for those who are willing to look deeper still, lurking somewhere underneath all those long strings of words, his heart beats out its secret rhythm.He has some questions he wants to ask.

A dysfunctional family with a strange history has produced Vincent, a self destructive young man who has found his own ways of coping with his history and his madness.A few months previously he was admitted to a psychiatric ward and has been interviewed by various consultant psychiatrists with varying degrees of failure since then.Now he meets the determined behavioural psychologist Michael Williamson. What emerges over their sessions is a more complex, not to mention far darker, tale than the learned Mr Williamson could ever have expected when he took over the case file.Also included in the book are ten shorter poems that explore related territory, including the chilling The Lady in the Locked Room and the powerful forerunner of Significance, Razor Blades and Other Painkillers.

Silence of the Written Word is the latest poetry collection from the author of That is the Question and Words on Paper. It is another emotionally varied and thematically diverse collection. At its heart lies the chilling tragedy of Photo on Facing Page, a lengthy exploration of blame and vengeance. Also included is the compressed drama of You Fell Away, the quiet optimism of Doing What You Can and many other looks at the human condition. It is an often intense, sometimes despairing but ultimately life affirming collection.

This is a book of eleven poems that tell stories. They vary from five to over eighty pages in length and they cover a lot of ground and they typically cover it with the direct language of speech. Within there are intimate portraits and there are epic sweeps of future history and there is a lot of moral ambiguity. Each of the tales is told by one or more narrators, but none of them are particularly reliable witnesses. Nothing they say is completely true but how much of it is completely false? Do they know? Can we tell? Does it really matter? Can we pick up truths from lies? Read them and decide for yourself.

Words for the Passing of Time is the latest collection from Bristol based poet and author John Hilton. Following on from The Silence of a Written Word, this generously filled volume considers time and our place within it.

This is a book of stories. None of them are true. Nothing in them happened and none of the people are real, but the stories are all fruits of the life I have led so far. Some of the stories are sad, some are funny, some are angry, some are moving and several of them are just plain weird. This book contains all of the prose fiction I wrote to up to around mid 2015 that I wish to preserve thus. I am currently writing new stories for volume two that I hope to finish before 2018 is over. Until then, there are these works, written over several decades as I changed from a young man into a middle aged one.

The pithily named Words is an anthology of four poetry collections that began in July 2016 with Words on Paper and concluded in October 2020 with The Using of Words. Also included is the expanded version of the powerful, book length poem "Significance". It is a substantial body of work that encompasses many moods and voices.

First came Tales, then came Further Tales, now we have Fresh Tales, the third volume of shorter prose fiction from the pen of John Hilton, author of the novel That Is the Question, the poetry collection Narrator as Witness and a chunky volume entitled simply Poems.In there is a range of literary approaches and styles. Within there are five tales ranging from the ambitious sweep of Looking Outwards to the Centre to the small ensemble piece that is The Man at the Corner Table, taking in the strange family histories of Outside the Spotlight's Arc and A Past Fragmented and the religious intensity of Running from the Field of Blood along the way.

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The Hunterian Oration for the Year 1867 is a book written by John Hilton. This book is an oration that was delivered by Hilton at the Royal College of Surgeons in London. The oration is named after John Hunter, who was a famous Scottish surgeon and anatomist.In this book, Hilton discusses the life and work of John Hunter and his contributions to the field of surgery and anatomy. He also talks about the advancements that have been made in surgery and medicine since Hunter's time.Hilton's oration is a tribute to John Hunter, who is considered to be one of the most important figures in the history of surgery and medicine. The book provides a fascinating insight into the life and work of this great surgeon and anatomist, and is a must-read for anyone interested in the history of medicine.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.