Colin Dardis is the author of ten poetry collections, most recently 'with the lakes' (above/ground press, Dec. 2023) and 'What We Look Like in the Future' (Red Wolf Editions, 2023). A neurodivergent writer, editor and sound artist, his work has been published widely throughout Ireland, the UK and USA.► Colin Dardis's microchaps & selected poems are available below.
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| THE NEWS FROM OUTSIDE THE WINDOW | ||
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Cover design by Colin Dardis |
The News from Outside the Window i ignored all the forecasts • Colin Dardis © 2024 |
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| Traginares | ||
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Cover design by poet
Traginares takes its name from the Latin root for 'train'. -
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Train Scenes
Only the birds are out this morning. Dogs remain crouched at their front doors, fishermen choose the blanket over the reel.
The waves’ flurry washes away a scurry of sandpipers as a train cuts through the mist.
It’s a watercolour with grey wash even the goats can’t escape, the cows anchored to their fields, stoic as rock.
Workmen abroad at Bellarina, their hi-vis overalls two drops of sun against this Autumn sky.
Underneath it all, a row of crows, a tractor persisting, a farm shed collapsing.
● Colin Dardis © 2018 |
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