we’re sorry but all our poets
are busy at the moment variously involved in
direct action to prevent
the extinction of the human race walking
in the woods waiting
on tables you name it
they’re doing it
most of the time
we’re sorry but all our poets
are busy at the moment trying to see
through the surface of things but failing
most of the time except when
an urn,
a nightingale
an ancient mariner
a particular tree
or a tyger
comes along to get them going
please keep reading
your love of poetry is important to us
we’re sorry but all our poets
are busy at the moment a poem
will be provided for you
as soon as one becomes available
your reaction to it may be recorded
for training purposes
did you know you can also
take a piece of paper and a pencil
and write a poem yourself?
Dominic Rivron
Illustration Nick Victor