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“The Panjandrum of Quondam is a masterpiece by any standards. It stretches the

imagination beyond hyperspace. Cassandra's magical use of words in new contexts
can be disturbing. Read it. You'll know then what poetry is achieving. Cassandra is the

Tracey Emin of the written word, a bed we all need to lie in and explore.”
HONORARY PROFESSOR B. BLACKWELL – POET – REVIEW WRITER

“Cassandra Swan deserves the high accolade of COMRADE OF THE MONTH on
Sovlit.com (now Sovlit.net) our website for the preservation of Soviet Literature. In

'THE PANJANDRUM OF QUONDAM' she snarls and bellows with the intensity and
passion of Mayakovsky. She slaps the face of public taste, as did Mayakovsky. She
stuns the reader with startling images. She bombards the battalions of the bourgeois,

less-is-more poetry bunch with her brave word-bombs, all while expressing her deep
love for Mayakovsky. We have arranged for the tribute to Vladimir Mayakovsky to be

translated for publication in Russian.”
ERIC KONKOL – FOUNDER/CHAIRMAN/EDITOR-IN-CHIEF – Sovlit.net/ USA

“'The Panjandrum of Quondam' is a gem; written with an uninhibited approach to
language. This long poem seeks to pre-empt criticism by the author's stance as a

revolutionary class warrior. Throughout, Cassandra Swan is conscious of her role as
writer in opposition to the establishment, whether defined by academic, political,
social or gender hierarchies.”

ADRIAN GREEN – POET – FORMER REVIEW EDITOR – LITTORAL MAGAZINE - UK

The review extracts span the past 20 years and for many different poems, collections

and recordings. Memories don’t get much more profound than what I am going to
share with you here! Yes! I was honoured with the presence of the one and only
VLADIMIR MAYAKOVSKY and he cultivated me further as a Revolutionary! He was a

giant man! He was one of the many members of the FUTURUST MOVEMENT and he
inspired a great deal of my poetry. He felt very strongly that art, poetry and creativity

shouldn’t be limited to exhibitions in art galleries and museums, but it should be in
other public places and for everyone to see and hear. I had a past life in Russia and this
involved a relationship with Mayakovsky. I have explored my past lives in my work. For

the past 7 years I have lived in silence and I am only just developing life in the physical
world. I am a highly evolved medium and clairvoyant and I have visits from human,

animal and multi-dimensional beings. I am always excited about these visits because I
have a strong connection to the spirit world. I live as a recluse.
“I STAND ON THE SHOULDERS OF A GIANT!” Cassandra Swan