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"After the Fire Has Burned" Poetry Reading at The Fitzroy Tavern in London, by Joe Pasquale, an original poem.

Peter S Fogg Season 50 Episode 15

 "After the Fire Has Burned" Poetry Reading at The Fitzroy Tavern London, by Joseph A Pasquale, an original poem. 

             "I wrote this poem about 50 yards from Dylan Thomas' grave in a cottage where we stayed. I could see his grave at will with just a simple step outside and a levitation upon my tip toes to overlook the cemetery. 

          Our house fire in Laugharne inspired the poem that I wrote about an hour later. I had just sat down to write what was beginning to birth itself in my mind, when the fire broke out, and I had to race and wake Maggie, as she was trapped upstairs in the attic with the drop down stairs. 

          Anyhow, I was able to put it out. I reckon a few more seconds and I wouldn't have been able to. The house fire then sort of worked its way into the new poem beginning from the first line. I wrote it fast, in 15 minutes, titled "After the (Final) Fire Has Burned." 

This special reading was done inside of the Fitzroy Tavern where so many literary notables and artists stoked out the ashy ends of their days and lived out their social conversations and prepared for the next transition of day melting into night, and light into darkness." 

Joe A Pasquale, (Photo/Video Memoirs Jan 28th 2025) 

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All writing is 100% original by Joseph A Pasquale. No Use of AI.

  Joseph A Pasquale is an American author who writes in a variety of literary genres, including poetry, memoir, and literary fiction. ​

Pasquale is the author of literary novel, Dear Sparrow; also The LOVE JUNKY series spanning over 3000 pages (unpublished). Over 8 novels in the series including LOVE JUNKY LA.​ His "Upon Them A Childhood Cast," novel was completed in 2024, 800 pages. 

Pasquale's poetry collection, "Kindred Spirits: Horse Racing Name Poems" was added to the national archive in the National Horse Racing Hall of Fame in Saratoga Springs, New York. ​He is also the creator of Horse Racing Name Art Poems and authors their entire creation including conceptualizations. ​

He is the author of well over a dozen unpublished novels and many poetry and short story collections. ​

 

Pasquale was born and raised in Worcester, Massachusetts and studied the art of writing literary fiction under bestselling-author, Ken Eulo. Ken Eulo's BLOODSTONE was his first purchase in 1982. 

 

Pasquale is an active member of the Worcester County Poetry Association. ​Pasquale is related to Andrea Tempesta (his aunt) who penned the Worcester novel, "Afloat a Stranger's Shore." 

He has the only surviving print and digital copy of the novel. ​Pasquale also has the surviving copy of the unpublished autobiographical fictional Worcester novel, "BLACKHAWKS (The Children Sad)" by Pasquale's father's best friend, Larry J Sandners. 

​Pasquale is also known as The Horse Racing Poet and has another website: www.horseracingpoet.com/blog www.josephapasquale.com