The Write Out Loud Poem of the Week is ‘Potential’ by Rich
Rich is starting 2019 by winning our Poem of the Week accolade for the first time with his muscular piece Potential. This poem is a treat for the senses. You can feel the winter cold, smell the fuel in the forest air, hear the chainsaw as it fires into life. It's a reminder that poetry is everywhere around us, if you choose to look.
Our thanks to Rich for his responses to our Q&A, and to the adult education class which...
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