The Poem of the Week is 'Now Birds Ravage The Cherries' by Devon Brock
The Poem of the Week is 'Now Birds Ravage the Cherries' by Devon Brock. Utilising nostalgia and metaphor as a poetic framework for something much deeper, Devon once again shows he can capture a moment, a time, as finely as anyone. Each of our senses are taken on the journey with us, we taste the cherries, smell the warm comfort of the pies, feel the alcohol burn on our throat.
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