Richard O’Brien
God’s own goth orb,
good or not –
old gong,
worn tooth,
gloom-bowl,
spook glow of
rooms long lost –
drop by slow,
doomy drop
looms low
on top of Oslo
Richard O’Brien‘s pamphlets include A Bloody Mess (Valley Press) and The Dolphin House (Broken Sleep). He is an Assistant Professor in Creative Writing at Northumbria University, and the winner of a 2017 Eric Gregory Award. His work has appeared in magazines including The White Review, Nimrod and The Poetry Review.