[Has anyone read The New Binary Press Anthology of Poetry Volume 1?]

Hi there, I've just finished reading this compilation of poetry and loved it!! It is wonderful that someone is giving new poets an outlet and opportunity to be published. I loved nearly all of the poems and look forward to more especially from Graham Allen and John Saunders!!

 

How to Mend a Broken Vase

by John Saunders

 

Near invisible shards lurk

in dark corners

or closet in crevices

with oven glazed fragments

that will defy smooth assembly.

A gift from the honeymoon

of singing waiters

and bright yellow moons

where discord was an out-of-town

stranger, its broken bones

now lie on the floor,

its long shelf life ended.

She gathers up with porcelain hands,

knows repair can only happen

with a bond that holds