The Friday Poem: Superman by Nick Ascroft

A new poem by Oamaru-born poet Nick Ascroft.   Superman   Halfway up the ascent zigzagging                      from Royal Terrace                                 to upper Stuart Street carrying four too-heavy                grocery bags I begin to understand    that I will not make it.                      My huffing personage –                                 from the fingers, white                 with the strain, to a face    the … Read more