'Bagoll’s' childhood was influenced by his visions and interactions with spirits and beings he didn’t understand. Many times he was transported to a beautiful landscape. On a verdant hilltop there were trees which bore no fruit, where the air was cool and crisp and from this hill he gazed out over a beautiful winding river and sensed an enormous though secret power. Whilst here in this ‘otherworld’ he met a young girl, blond haired, sad, seemingly lost; but her apparent frailness, 'Bagoll' has learnt, belies her true identity.
One day the British army were recruiting in Barbados and 'Bagoll' became a British soldier. Soon 'Bagoll' found himself in England expecting a warm welcome from people dressed in bowler hats and repeating “I say,” all of the time. His illusions were soon shattered. He found out that there were poor Englishmen too and was surprised to find that they had no comprehension of the tremendous power and beauty of ‘the Isles’, the domain of Albion, Son of Poseidon.
'Bagoll', the eternal spiritual warrior his pledge is to ‘the Mother’ –Earth. His respect, love, and devotion to ‘the Mother’ - Earth and his passionate commitment to her appreciation both physically and spiritually, to truth, are both awesome and unstoppable. With her restoration, 'Bagoll' insists will come the reawakening of Man. He’ll have to! The Isles hold the key, the most powerful place on the whole of the globe.
'Bagoll', the universal warrior, is a mystical earth poet, playwright and dream traveller.
'Bagoll', whose thirst for life and compassionate spirit is manifested in an array of striking works from the splendour of the musical ‘Josephus Jones’ to several anthologies of poems ‘ Bagoll The Traveller’ and ‘ Jaloppy Man’.
His work has been much performed as solo pieces, and as part of cultural festivals throughout the world. The poignancy of his writings has conveyed the sentiment of these occasions with profound clarity.
As a celebrated New Age, performance poet, he has undertaken many personal readings to support the Commonwealth Institute’s arts festival and World Aid’s Day.
Among his recent work is ‘A Break in the Clouds’ which has been honoured for inclusion in the American Library of Congress’ national anthology and the poignant ‘Another Tear for Becky’.
Presently, 'Bagoll' is developing his life long vision – a musical ‘Cry Earth’ which recounts man’s destructive influence on nature. A highly topical piece that promises to be his most captivating portrayal of life to date. 'Bagoll' plans to unleash the spectacular ‘Cry Earth’ first in Oxford in 2005, and later to worldwide audiences, including the States.
The work of 'Bagoll' reflects the perspective of a man whose wisdom is chiselled from the cutting edge of life’s stone; monumental, forthright, yet universal like the path of a much travelled warrior.
To read, or to listen to his work is to feast in life’s rich tapestry and to experience the ever-changing seasons of our fortunes.
Cry Earth: www.cryearth.com
Bagoll the traveller
mystical earth poet, playwright and dream traveller
'Bagoll' has always walked with one foot over the precipice and the other barely tipping the edge. But he’s still here. It’s 60 years since 'Bagoll' burst into the sunshine of Barbados and one senses that he didn’t cry when he was born, he roared!
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Confirmed engagements: Signs of the Times, Oxford 21st August 2005
