Bio
The 2010 winner of the Hennessy Poetry Award, Afric McGlinchey grew up in Ireland and Africa.
She was also a Pushcart nominee, shortlisted in the Bridport, and highly commended in the Magma,
Joy of Sex, and Dromineer poetry competitions in 2012. She is a book editor, and writes fiction
and poetry reviews for the Irish Examiner, Sabotage and Orbis. Her début poetry collection,
The lucky star of hidden things, was published in 2012 by Salmon.
http://www.salmonpoetry.com/bookshop-search.php
Afric lives in West Cork, Ireland.
www.africmcglinchey.com
Afric McGlinchey
Glass vessel
Crimson, carrot and palatinate blue
flare and swirl in kisses,
third eyes, Venus butterflies.
I hold all the magic of sunlit
mornings, or fourteen oranges,
or passion fruit, or just as easily,
your lost mobiles, glasses, coins.
For clarity just hold me to the light:
tap a sharpened knife to find my note.
There is a story here, scattered
like pollen on a sheet, waiting
for secrets and fecundity. I catch
you gazing, wondering, wanting
this colour-jeweled, sybarite's delight.