The Autumn issue of Robin Boothroyd’s Aswirl magazine published my “A Cormorant” poem. Aswirl is “a quarterly poetry zine celebrating brevity. It was founded in autumn 2022 as a home for short, minimal and concrete poetry. Small, humble and with a tactile nature, the publication emphasises the intimate and champions the miniature. Because small things make a big difference”.
The poem emerged from early morning swims when the titular black birds launched themselves from the ruins of Brighton’s West Pier.
