Bushey Jewish Amputee has Poem in New Irish School Textbook

Jonathan Goldman, known Internationally as 'JGthepoet', was
born in Nottingham on 16 December 1943, and moved to London
in August 1950. He started writing poetry in the year 2000,
when he was diagnosed with the rare, incurable skeletal
muscle disease called Myasthenia Gravis. He is a Practising
Jew, and has a devout Faith in the Almighty. With his
Myasthenia normally controlled by a drug cocktail, he can
lead a reasonable life, but has had to make certain changes
to his lifestyle and hobbies, as he is not allowed any
exercise or sports. With Myasthenia, the more he uses his
muscles, the weaker they become. 

All of his poems are posted on www.poemhunter.com and also
on http://www.world-poems.net and having written in excess
of 500 poems he had decided to stop continually writing, but
when he went into hospital in January 2014 he began again. 

Several of his poems are of a religious nature, others of
his view of the beauty of creation and of the world in which
we live. Some are for friendship and peace, some in the
Alphabetic and Acrostic format, and there are two very long
love poems. Several of his poems are posted on other Poetry
Sites.

In the U.K. The Poet Laureate is a Regal Appointment,
however, on the International Poetry Scene, the term "Poet
Laureate" signifies recognition by fellow International
Poets, and he is gratified to be so recognised.

An Internet Search on the main Search Engines for
"JGthepoet" will show most of his poems and where they can
be found.

All of his poetry is (c) Copyrighted, but an email to
[email protected] for permission to publish may not be
denied, but if you "Cut & Paste" any of his poetry, without
permission, then Legal Action may be commenced against you
for Breach of Copyright. Translating any of his poems into
Languages other than English will be construed as a serious
Breach of Copyright.

On his 70th Birthday, he took ill and was admitted into
Hospital on 7th January 2014 with an infection in his foot
ulcers. A MRI Scan on 9th January 2014 discovered that he
had Osteomyelitis creeping up his right leg which was
amputated across the knee on 31st January 2014. He left
hospital on 7th April 2014 and has depicted his stay in
hospital and Rehab in poetry. His amputation was a result of
being hit by a supermarket trolley in 2003.

He is a resident in a JBD flat in Bushey, and when the
Duchess of Gloucester officially opened the Court on 9 July
2014, he gave her a specially written poem, signed and
framed to commemorate the event.” During his Rehab and
since leaving hospital Jonathan is ever grateful to The
Masonic Samaritan Fund, Patterson Medical and RentaScoota
who have provided him with mobility equipment and have
enabled him to lead a more active Life despite the fact that
he is now an Amputee confined to a wheelchair. 

In 2015  he wrote that “it is a great achievement for me
as an Internationally recognised poet a.k.a. JGthepoet, and
for Anglo Jewry that my poem entitled "Onomatopoeia" has
been included in "Step Up!" which is a First Year English
programme Text Book. The Authors of that Book state that
“It addresses the requirements of Junior Cycle English in
an innovative way that will develop students' appreciation
of English and lay the groundwork for Second and Third Year
assessment.
This Text Book is for the whole of the Schools in the
Republic of Ireland for the ensuing 5 years, published by
Folens.
He quotes from an email from Conor Walker who is the
Commissioning Editor with Folens:-
"By way of introduction, I am a Commissioning Editor with
Folens.
I am emailing you regarding the recent publication of your
poem, Onomatopoeia, in our English book, Step Up!
Firstly, please let me say how pleased we were that you
granted permission for us to use it. It is a wonderfully
crafted poem and a lovely depiction of the formation of
sounds through poetry, which lends itself brilliantly to
student reflection, discussion and appreciation of poetry."
Another poem of his entitled "Lest We Forget The Holocaust"
has been presented to Yad Vashem, Beth Shalom and at the
Holocaust Education Trust.
Other poems and writings can be found on his website
dedicated to the Memory of his late Parents ~
www.JGthepoet.com

Copyright {c] Jonathan Goldman [JGthepoet] – 21 May 2015