Thumbscrew

Hello Poetry Lovers

Today I have stumbled upon Helena Nelson – such a terrific poet, and I am reading her Down With Poetry! collection like mad!

Such brutal and ironic advice, and truths about us as poets! The following pieceThumbscrew is particularly wonderful and painful reading, yet I wouldn’t miss it for the world!

See what you think….

Thumbscrew

Poetry bores me.

I think I will become a poet

so I can bore people.

Inflicting boredom’s not so far from pain.

I have always been interested in pain.

I had never thought of poetry like this

until now. I am less bored than I was.

I think dinner can wait.

I have written a lovely poem about a thumbscrew.

Let me show you my new metaphor.

Helena Nelson 2016

Wasn’t that a wonderful piece?! Do read up on Ms Nelson’s work

Thanks for tuning in, PL’s. We’ll be back with more poetry action real soon…..