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Bio

 

Peter Roberts lives in Melbourne. He enjoys poetry “that bounces and surprises, and that most of all is accessible.” He has been published or had work accepted for publication in a range of national and international journals, most recently Quadrant, In Review – Solstice Media, Marrow Magazine, Catchment and The Beatnik Cowboy. Peter is currently Poet-in-Residence at the Louis Joel Arts Centre in Hobson Bay, West Melbourne where, among other things, he produces a monthly podcast, titled Louis Joel Poetry Pod, released on each full moon, on Spotify, Apple, Podbean etc.

 

Trigger Warning

magnolia’s pale to purple
give praise in a steady rain
that blurs the backdrop –
so cheery blossoms vivid
stand whiter than the saints-
as everything closes in.

since the flood began
fences fall – doors jam open;
celebrity girl gives head,
topless GI in Kandahar,
world is our living room –
as everything rushes in.

the roof and hail collide,
distant transformers crash;
left to our own devices,
snuggled against the storm;
we light candles and sit –
as everything closes in.

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