flight of sea
back to its nest
a totem in the shape
of what I’m trying to say:
pomegranate pebbles, heron-
grey, eucalyptus shadow;
sand-pulses of life and light
around a figure kneeling
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Afric McGlinchey grew up in Ireland and Africa. A Pushcart and Forward nominee, she won the Northern Liberties poetry prize (USA) for 2012, and was highly commended and shortlisted in the 2012 Magma and Bridport competitions, among others. Afric won the Hennessy Poetry Award for 2010 and her début poetry collection, The lucky star of hidden things, was published in 2012 by Salmon. She lives in West Cork.
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