Restless The big feet of the tall thin men ground them as they walk. They are always walking leaning forward to gain an unreachable momentum. Restless spirits, encased in bronze, in stasis. Only their shadows and dreams escape. Derek Adams Derek Adams is a professional photographer, originally from London, he now lives in Suffolk. He has an MA in Creative and Life Writing from Goldsmiths and his poems have appeared in magazines and anthologies in the UK and abroad. He has a collection Everyday Objects, Chance Remarks (Littoral, 2005) and pamphlets Postcards to Olympus and unconcerned but not indifferent: the life of Man Ray. He is currently working on a collection of poems about the American photographer, model and WW2 correspondent Lee Miller.
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David Belcher
10/18/2019 10:04:49 am
Enjoyed this, the minimal style and the use of ''men'' opens this up, widens the image, gives the poem greater impact.
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