Power, by Andrew Purchin
I taught this poem
about shape
as meaning, its form
worked in pink ink
and then cut this line,
the pleasureword trimmed
away for access, for display,
and it’s possible this poem
won’t be believed
because it invited me
in for a drink,
and the rising inflection
at this end of this poem
will make you doubt
what it says?
~ Annabel Banks
Annabel Banks is a literary artist who works in both poetry and prose. She is also an academic and the originator of The Poiesis Project. Annabel won both of Cambridge University’s creative writing prizes, the Ryan Kinsella Poetry Prize and the RSC “Other” Prize for theatre. She subsequently won full funding for both her MA in prose and her practice-based poetry PhD. When not writing Annabel has nursed sick robots, built F1 cars, and lectured for English and Creative Writing degrees.
