And so here it is.
National Poetry Day 2016! October 6th.
My second National Poetry Day as a poet who is finally taking my work seriously 🙂
In honour of this, I thought I would write you a blog post with one of my actual poems in it!
Harlesden Jubilee Clock was published in Issue 2 of Avis Magazine which had a theme of Migration.
Harlesden is an area of North West London, rich in West Indian culture and influence.
https://avismagazineblog.wordpress.com/
Enjoy!
Much love Txx
Harlesden Jubilee Clock.
The men in string vests
wait outside of patty shops
for any woman
to walk by – with head
held high and an ass with bounce.
“Hey sister” they call.
West Indian Lime:
Dominoes – used to be played
now only the drink
is left – behind doors.
Houses go for millions
beside the squalor
of Stonebridge Estate.
Pitbull dogs, reggae music
substandard housing.
A failure of
gentrification. (Brixton
and Hackney – success!).
Harlesden still survives –
it’s jubilee clock, Afro
Caribbean shops.