02 March 2021
To Orslow first, where Horsa’s people work the land,
who, at our approach, stop with hoe and axe in hand
to watch from wooden walls, drawing with secret voice
and movement their mud-bellied pigs and children close…
Continue reading...03 May 2021
wanting from each straight incision her children’s limbs
and from each curve their soft heads and laughter.
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And I know this is a potent spell, cast in looping words that even un-mouthed
can drag a young girl into young girls’ hell
Continue reading...02 August 2021
02 August 2021
Autumn ruster of pool and sky
Conductor of bird song
and electricity
Photosynthesiser
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