R. D. Wood
Coastlike,
fjords
gullchicks, silvery,
across the sleeptrail
stimuli quanta, otterlike,
the fogs are burning
heavensbeetles
grey parrots
hatchetswarms
and animal-swarms empty, exactly as
blossom
on the rained over spoor
no halfwood anymore, here
winged soaring blackbird
the orange pepperwort
the not-to-be-mentioned prefrost,
there should still be glowworms
R. D. Wood first came to Martin Harrison’s work via his criticism and essays. Wood edits for Peril and hosts a reading series with The School of Life. Find out more at www.rdwood.org