Washing my mother’s hair by Char March
“And nothing at all / about how much / I love her.” — Char March
Long Distance II by Tony Harrison
“I believe life ends with death, and that is all.” — Tony Harrison
Above the Dock by T. E. Hulme
“What seemed so far away / Is but a child's balloon, forgotten after play.” — T. E. Hulme
My party piece by Simon Armitage
"don't try this on your own; it's dangerous, / madness." — Simon Armitage
The Mutes by Denise Levertov
“language stricken, sickened, cast down / in decrepitude. She wants to / throw the tribute away, dis- / gusted, and can't,” — Denise Levertov