In the environmentally friendly spirit of recyling I re-used some of the novel extract I sent out to the writing class to create a poem to be workshopped when I went to Metroland poets on Friday evening. This was the first poem I’d read and it was quite favourably received. One poet said it made him feel disgusted, which I think was a compliment!<\/p>\n
The day yields to the glow
\nthrown by vibrant, violent lettering,
\nlurid ribbons of plastic fascia.<\/p>\n
Aromas of frying fat saturate
\nthe air, oozing from the slick
\nof takeaways greasing the road
\nto the car factory.<\/p>\n
Shards of compacted meat
\nweep from the window rotisserie.
\nBetelgeuse burns on a concrete post.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
In the environmentally friendly spirit of recyling I re-used some of the novel extract I sent out to the writing class to create a poem to be workshopped when I went to Metroland poets on Friday evening. This was the first poem I’d read and it was quite favourably received. One poet said it made … <\/p>\n