We wanted to give an idea and an intro to the books he's
done (Colin & Anu deserve an entire library). So one sunday while we went
to play softball and he was watching his "mighty dons" getting slaughtered
by Chelsea, we asked Colin to do a quick paragraph and intro to a selection
of some of the poems he's done.
All the books are available to buy online by
Colin Casbolt - "The Bard" was born in England in 1946. He started his
education at Wellington School, York and London University. His University
years were the sixties where his ideas were formed by influences such as
Lennon, Dylan & Hendrix - his gurus to this present day.. Adopting the hippy
ideas he grew his hair and changed his lifestyle and ideas.
In 1970 he went on the road where he met his wife Anu in Barcelona and they
have had 30 magic years together travelling, having great fun lately living
mainly in Ibiza bringing up four beautiful girls in a wonderful environment.
His work has accumulated over many years culminating two years ago in his
first published book - "Thank God I'm Still A Hippy!". A delightful innocent
book of mainly anecdotal stories told in verse. This was followed up by "Ibiza
Local, Vocal & Uncensored", a description in verse of many of the island
bars and their landlords with poems relating to the tourist industry. The
third book "Unhinged" is truly a unique collection of not only Colin's poems
but images of the wood carvings by Bill Fulljames (a notable local artist)
and collages by Jurge Kremmer - a man enjoying a considerable reputation
in the alternative artist community. Enjoy the samples and look out for the
books..
This is a man who believed in what he wrote and went out of his way to try
and publish them - and did it.... If you live on Ibiza and don't know Colin
then you're missing out.... Colin and his wife Annu run the "Bolthole" bar
next to the Queen Vic Pub in Santa Eulalia - say hello - you'll get a big
hug.... whether you want one or not.... so er.. here
are 13 examples of his work
pps. They are copyrighted and are published so just enjoy
them ;
For
more details on each book please click on the relevent link or picture.