#AWW2019 Maxine Beneba Clarke

 

Introduction:

1. I needed to share
2. Maxine Beneba Clarke’s poem on my blog.
3. There is something so rewarding in this poem
4. if you are willing to
5. …let go of what you already know.

 

Ritual

We’ll go cardboard-boothed

  to the primary schools

community centres

  and the churches to boot

 

and friendly neighbours

  ideologically opposed

will avert their eyes

  as they fold up their votes

 

Last thoughts:

You want a poem to unsettle something…

1. Maxine Beneba Clarke has done it
2. ..about Australian elections 2019
3. There’s not a word wasted in these clean, spare lines.
4. We could use this poem for elections all over Europe!
5. You can read THE ENTIRE POEM  HERE
6. Thank you @slamup