The light’s gone out in Larkin.
With all his broody carkin,
He’s nothing but a farkin
Lout,
Too quick to let the dark in.
Andre Gerard has been shortlisted for the 2015 Berfrois Poetry Prize.
About the Author:
Andre Gerard Is the founder of Patremoir Press and the editor of Fathers: a Literary Anthology
Congratulations to Andre Gerard of Vancouver, British Columbia, the winner of the inaugural Berfrois Poetry Prize!
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The Turn of the Screw fevered my imagination.
Wrenched from sleep by the rattle of
A dumpster diver’s overloaded cart
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