
Ben Bodie







Thinking of Sylvia Plath on what would have been her 87th birthday – and all the poets and writers she has inspired – but not in that way.
Today is Random Acts of Kindness Day – this poem is a good reminder that even the smallest kind act, at the right time, in the right place, can truly change somebody’s world.

September is Suicide Awareness and Prevention Month – here is hoping friendship and poetry can help.

DISSECTING THE FROG OF WAR
And when did the buffalo
driven over the cliff
become the lemming leaping
as if the decision was his own