Murder of
crows, manslaughter of goshawks,
credit-card
fraud of emperor penguins.
Embezzlement
of toucans, vehicular
homicide of lorikeets, abduction
of skuas. Hit-and-run
of macaws.
Treason of
glaucous-winged gulls, hoax
regarding
terrorist activity of pigeons,
seditious
conspiracy of rails. Piracy
of boreal
owls, destruction of property
of snipes,
impaired driving of woodpeckers.
Forcible entry
of cormorants, weapons
trafficking of
cranes, contempt of court
of chickadees.
A criminal negligence
of
hummingbirds. An arson of terns.
Nicholas Bradley is the author of two books of poetry: Rain Shadow (University of Alberta Press, 2018) and Before Combustion (Gaspereau Press, 2023). His poems have appeared in a number of journals and anthologies, including Best Canadian Poetry 2024. He lives in Victoria, BC – in lək̓ʷəŋən territory.
the Tuesday poem is curated by rob mclennan
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