The Coventry Carol Herod the king, in his raging, Chargid he hath this day His men of might in his own sight All yonge children to slay a paper boat on an ocean the weight of a baby in your arms out of the night come angels wise men and the death squad the dream the nightmare happen in the dark hinterland of Christmas ruthless power strikes fast strikes all Childermas inside information flight exile and biding time the strategies of the escapee who never imitates the warlord tactics who lets the level in the desert cistern rise slowly, over thirty years knowing new men of might will smash in achieve the kill provoke the overflow
Angela Graham is from Northern Ireland. In Wales she has had a long career as a film maker. She now divides the year between both places. Her collection of poetry, Sanctuary: There Must Be Somewhere was published by Seren Books in 2022 and her collection of short stories, A City Burning in 2020.
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