Tom Raworth: July 19, 1938 - February 8, 2017
A Poetry Now
for Tom Raworth
travel through Bostonian dawn
time shift through messenger hits
UK Duty Paid
Kent was in full autumn foxes
and pheasants crossing the lanes
trapped in mesh fence
CCTV windows a security hut
Le Monde a US Campus
new classicality a Vegan promoter
sound-tracking death
Autumn becomes Winter
the first frost
purchasing a Watch Cap
in anticipation
closed Easter, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day
of season accompanied by the swan's call
preparation for the long sleep
for Tom Raworth
travel through Bostonian dawn
time shift through messenger hits
UK Duty Paid
Kent was in full autumn foxes
and pheasants crossing the lanes
trapped in mesh fence
CCTV windows a security hut
Le Monde a US Campus
new classicality a Vegan promoter
sound-tracking death
Autumn becomes Winter
the first frost
purchasing a Watch Cap
in anticipation
closed Easter, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day
of season accompanied by the swan's call
preparation for the long sleep
(first published in Radio Mast Horizon, Shearsman Books 2013) Andrew Taylor