a present
that
fits me
to a t
Ace ― Tom Raworth (with a nod to old Stones… & stoners)
a present
gifted, & at arms (rah-rah)
shabby old cardigan, slippers, &c.
― the real raw deal!
that
’s worth a lotta r…
She corrects / x-ray
muse in my devices
fits me
sting or other wrays
Rae-worth, Raw-worth let’s call
the whole thing off ?
to a t
Om boy… pleased to meet’cha
full steam a head
top speed, them ol’ rollers
Tom Raworth: gifted by Stephen Bett | Sandalwood Poetry Reed Diffuser
Stephen Bett is a widely and internationally published Canadian poet with 26 books in print (from BlazeVOX, Chax, Spuyten Duyvil, & others), his two most recent being Broken Glosa, from Chax Press (2023) and SongBu®st, from BlazeVOX Books (2024). His personal papers are archived in the “Contemporary Literature Collection” at Simon Fraser University.