Up Against It by Claudia Court
Arts Richmond
Online - 02 September 2020

You stride with purpose
wellies squelching, bantams fleeing
in your wake. Feed the chickens
lock their coop, cock-a-hoop
outwit the fox, no time to lose
before this twilight ends.
You pour out whiskies
ice cubes creaking,
soda sighing in the glass. Drink to friendship
knock it back, cock-a-hoop
enjoy the buzz, no time to lose
before this twilight ends.
You pause a moment
thoughts collapsing, nouns colliding
in your head. Think of something
link the loop, cock-a-hoop
you can’t recall, no time at all
until this twilight ends.
from ABOUT TIME, the 2019 anthology of shortlisted entries from The Roger McGough Poetry Prize. Copies of this Anthology can be purchased for £5 including P&P from Arts Richmond.
Up Against It by Claudia Court
EGM and AGM
Wednesday 2 December 2020, 19:30
Online via Zoom
Young Writers Festival Competition
The Roger McGough Annual Poetry Prize 2020
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