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Poetry by Graham Pollock

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Graham writes short, sharp and sometimes provocative poetry that displays a sardonic humour stemming from a love-hate relationship with South London.

 

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Tomorrow and the next day . . . .

Christmas card people

Favourite pen. . . . .

The artistic impulse . . .

 

Tomorrow and the next day . . . .

 I gripped my

mother’s hand

and stared at

the walls of books

preparing to entomb me. . .

 

The old librarian smiled

but I wondered then

how long it

would take me,

to read all

the books

in the

world. . .

 

  © Graham Pollock 2003

 

 

Christmas card people . . .

We used to phone

Each other regularly.

Then it became

Occasionally,

And then very

Occasionally . . .

 

After a while

Our only contact

Was a card

At Christmas.

 

I don’t bother now.

I just don’t

See

The

Point . . . .

 

  © Graham Pollock 2003

 

 

Favourite pen

I used to

have a favourite pen

which was

red and blue

that I just loved

to chew . . .

 

I loved the

clicking sound

it made

when I pressed

in the end.

 

But now I’ve

lost it,

and

I miss

it

so much . . . .

 

 © Graham Pollock 2003

 

 

The artistic impulse . . .

He claimed

to be driven

by the notion

of the

artistic impulse . . .

 

This motivation

in his life

occurred very occasionally

and sometimes

never at all . . .

 

As a result

he spent his

entire existence

waiting

for

something

to

happen. . . . .

 © Graham Pollock 2003

 

 

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