VIDEO: 'Banksy of poetry' delights Sheffield salon with uplifting verse
Hand-written verse started arriving through the post at Betty Tigers in Infirmary Road, Upperthorpe, at the start of November.
The uplifting poems, written in silver ink on black card, continued into 2017, and staff initially presumed had been sent by a customer.
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Hide AdBut some online research soon brought up other cases of similar poems being sent to other hairdressers across the country.
Each is signed 'Mark Jones'.
Stylist Vicky Green and her colleagues had no idea why they were receiving the poems. But they were delighting with the life-affirming messages they contained.
"People say he's like the Banksy of the poetry world," said Ms Green.
"He signs them all off with 'keep your chin up' and 'keep smiling'. They are all happy poems about life.
"It's a bit of a mystery."
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Hide AdThe staff at Betty Tigers weren't quite sure what to make of the poems at first. But when they realised they weren't alone in receiving them, they decided to contact The Star.
"We weren't quite sure what to do, but because the other salons had been searching for him, we thought we should do something," said Ms Green.
"It's quite exciting, really.
"We've got them all on display, and we've recorded them put them on YouTube.
"I haven't got a clue why he chose us."
A Mystery Poem
My best friend the robin
Sings to me each day
Although I've tried to understand
I don't know what he says
Maybe he's just happy
His song is never blue
I know that if you lend an ear
He'll sing one just for you
He'll sing to make you happy
To chase your blues away
My best friend the robin
Hip hip hip hooray
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