Poetry Books & MP3 Audiobooks by Dean Fraser
From 2012 through to 2021, alongside his mindfulness mission, Dean Fraser found a creative outlet through poetry. Quickly he established a reputation for his emotive live performances. Dean was resident poet on That's Lancashire TV and presented his syndicated radio show Beyond Poetry heard by a half a million listeners each week over the four years he fronted it. Today he still performs a strictly limited number of live poetry shows each year. If interested, email using the contact form on the Home Page.
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THE KENT POEMS - THE GARDEN OF ENGLAND
Paperback 78 pages
These tales were inspired and written about places I have visited over the years in the beautiful Garden of England and the people I encountered along the way. Some of these are those I met, others from the past brought to life once again through the power of words. I spent a lot of time in Kent, coming to love and appreciate the county through travelling extensively across the whole area.
We visit the towns, explore the rich history and wander the coast in this atmospheric collection of poetry. Which represents the final poetry collection I am ever likely to write. I've said everything I set out to as a poet! Aug 2021
THE CUMBRIA POEMS - CELEBRATING THE BEAUTY
Paperback 72 pages
Audiobook 51 minutes
I sought to look beyond only the beauty of the lakes to explore the arts and heritage upon which the greatness of the county is built. Here we have the stories of people. Both tales of famous Cumbrians or those whose exploits focussed the attention of the world on the region; and then sitting alongside are poems telling of ordinary people getting to have their story shared for the first time. Cumbria’s industrial past and present provided ample inspiration. There are poetic journeys telling of my own personal perspective on the county I have been visiting since being a small boy. And I pay homage to some of the creative geniuses who found themselves also inspired by Cumbria. Although I looked beyond the lakes, they are never easily ignored and get to take centre-stage in more than a few poems! Sept 2020
THE MERSEYSIDE POEMS - CELEBRATING THE REGION
Paperback 75 pages
Audiobook 53 minutes
The industrial past. Stories of real people. Arts and culture. History and contemporary life. Merseyside provides almost an embarrassment of riches enough to inspire any poet! I sought for these poetic tales to do justice to the uniqueness of Merseyside and all the while during the writing of this collection my sense of humour was never too far away (I think it must be imprinted within the DNA of the region!) Inspired by places I had visited over the years and tales of people I encountered or learned about along the way. Aug 2020
THE POEMS LESS SPOKEN - RARITIES & PREVIOUSLY UNREALSED POETRY
Paperback 91 pages
Audiobook 57 minutes
Anyone who has seen the man live will testify he possesses a silly sense of humour, in Poems Less he really lets rip in his only collection to date that doesn't take itself too seriously and is genuinely laugh out loud funny. The poet tells of travel not exactly going according to plan and ensuing misadventures, cultural discovery sending him to sleep, how he unwittingly became a very unwilling model, observing city life illuminated on a Friday night by a full moon, getting mistaken for Paul (whoever he might be!) and also a Scottish person, we get a gratis lesson in speaking Croatian and finish off the book with a tongue-firmly-in-cheek film-noir short story. Eclectic? Oh yes and all the better for this - If you enjoy off-the-wall, hilarious and often downright bizarre poetry, you have arrived at your destination.
What are we saying? You don't even need like poetry to enjoy Poems Less! May 2018
BEYOND POETRY - CELEBRATING NATURE AND LIFE
Paperback 80 pages
Audiobook 56 minutes
That I have performed from Beyond Poetry more often than any of my collections since 2017 when it was published I believe says it all. Here we have poems celebrating nature, the beauty that is all around when we take the time to notice, folklore is given suitable homage, as are the arts, there are stories lost in the mists of time from our pagan past and multi-layered tales of journeys serving as metaphors for life. Oh and my abstract sense of humour was never too far away either.
I love this collection and from my audience reactions, I sense Beyond Poetry doesn't really belong to me anymore, it's for everyone and is all. June 2017
COME WORK IN OUR FACTORIES
Paperback 91 pages
Audiobook 46 minutes
These are poems themed around industry and work. We commence our journey three thousand years ago proceeding on and taking us through that time when everything changed, namely the industrial revolution.
Finally bringing us right up into the present day and how towards the end of the last century through innovations in technology our working life became transformed once more.
Yet above all else this collection sees me telling the stories of work through the lives of ordinary people. Those unsung heroes and heroines who never usually get to share their story. Some of these are long lost in the mists of time and through the power of poetry get to have their life story told at long last! June 2014
THE SPARK OF UNDERSTANDING
Paperback 91 pages
Audiobook 1 hour 13 minutes
This was my most personal poetry collection to date in 2014, it encompasses the story of my journey of personal growth at the point of penning these poems and creating the ambient electronic music album using the poetry as my lyrics. I wrote these poems from the perspective that plant-based eating is the only truly ethical choice; we must treasure and protect our beautiful planet; the Law of Attraction is an accepted reality; and what we feel, say and act upon creates the very life we lead. I feel my role as a poet is to mainly get out of my own way and allow the words to flow through me from my higher self or source. June 2014