Category: "wbpp"
Smelly Baby (Nicole Beard) – Finalist 2013
Smelly baby you smell not of bad things sad things or moldy old things but you do smell you smell not of dirty things or murky things or rusty earthy things but you do smell you smell not of muddy things or grubby things or musty disgusting things but you do smell You smell of milky things silky things fresh cotton and fluffy things but you do smell You smell of loved things huggy things luscious mummy things but... read more »
Hangman (Kevin Short) – Finalist 2013
HANGMAN HANGMAN, HANGMAN, HANG IN LOOSE I GOT NOOSE FOR YOU I’M NOT GONNA DIE TODAY NOW WHATCHA GONNA DO AND HE GRABBED MY LEGS STABBED MY CHEST TRIED TO KILL ME WITH A BOY SCOUT KNIFE BUT WHEN I SHOUTED AKALA HIS FACE GREW PALER HE TRIED TO TAKE HIS OWN LIFE, I SAID HANGMAN, HANGMMAN, HANG IN... read more »
Transparency by Richard Biddle - The William Blake Poetry Prize 2013 Winner!
Transparency Rain that wept from the gutter last night has slowed to a glycerin drip. Now it comes, one clear tear at a time. A perfect lens capturing a whole world inside its micro-mirror, split second drop. And just for a moment, I too am within its pear-shaped prism. And just for a moment, I too am... read more »