Museworthy: Life, Related to 'Nest'

Museworthy: Life, Related to 'Nest'

I had thought this nest
was mine,
now they tell me
it is leaves
and bits of rubbish
collected
with enough care only
to protect a lifetime.

BY MTC CRONIN

MTC Cronin has had seven books of poetry published, the most recent being Bestseller (Vagabond Press, 2001) and My Lover's Back — 79 Love poems (UQP, 2002). After being employed for most of the 1990s in law, she has in recent years begun teaching literature and creative writing at secondary schools and universities. She is currently working on a PhD, Poetry and Law: Discourses of the Social Heart. Her books are available by contacting her at <margie_cronin@hotmail.com> or phone (02) 9550 2918.

From Green Left Weekly, August 28, 2002.

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From GLW issue 506