Crow’s Law

May 4th, 1979 

 

Crow landed everywhere, 

feathered stone, 

hooded spoiler, 

 

caw, a sermon of ‘no’, 

no dissent, 

no apology, 

 

no profit beyond the Law of Crow, 

carrion, 

iron claw. 

from 'the remote' (Waterloo Press, 2013) © Maggie Sullivan 2013, used by permission of the author

Born in Islington in north London, the premature death of her mother just before Sullivan’s 7th birthday necessitated her ...

The free tracks you can enjoy in the Poetry Archive are a selection of a poet’s work. Our catalogue store includes many more recordings which you can download to your device.

Glossary
Close