The poem by the Wellington-based poet, begins:
The telephone says
The body says
The multinational corporation says
Samoans had taken the sea’s friendship for granted
We can’t imagine It’s unimaginable
Free phone calls to Samoa (But only one Samoa)
This week's editor Tim Jones says: 'Poets in the Asia-Pacific region have had all too many opportunities to write poems in response to natural disasters in the last few years. This is one of the best I've read.'
To read the whole poem visit http://www.tuesdaypoem.blogspot.com/ - and after reading it, visit the Tuesday Poets in the sidebar. There are poems there from a range of talents - from leading UK poet Jo Shapcott to NZ's Emma Neale. From Rilke to Seattle poet T Clear to kiwi Amy Brown, and more.....
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