A Poetry Archive

the whale is doing circles

in the corner of the lounge

where the plankton swirl

a frenzy displaces my mother

from her photograph . . .



In Volume 4, Frank Prem continues his direct communication with the reader, telling his stories to you.



ah christ . . .



on a bad day his belly

aches like it's dancing with the devil . . .



A Poetry Archive revisits Prem's early days as a poet. Volume 4 includes work written during 2009, and highlights the emergence of his distinctive poetic voice.



as each bright ray

reached down to touch her

to warm

she caught it in a tender grasp . . .



Wild Arancini Press is delighted to bring you this wonderful journal of a poet's beginnings.