CW: domestic violence. Poem of mine that appeared in Poetry Review as well as my collection, Panic Response. It's an elegy for a teacher called Avril Brown who was very kind to me, and who deserves to keep shining.
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Thank you! I think I've performed this poem more than any other since I wrote it to spread her story. (I like the idea of some poems being something, doing something in the world, rather than being about an experience or theme.)
What a wonderful accolade and education as to the essential spark of nature, which is this amazing teacher - this lady of massive insight character and kindness of spirit. This is brilliant poem
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