I AM A TUSSOCK OF GRASS
Knocked loose by the rain
I float on the water
Downstream sticks
a stranded branch wich
catches me in its twigs
Clods of junk flushzz
on my sides
We become an island
Our island becomes headland
The headland silts up
Together we change
the course of the river
Poet Diana Ozon has been a stage performer and phenomenon in literature, punk and graffiti since the late 1970s. She gives gigs and performances at home and abroad and is a guest lecturer in poetry. Ozon's works include 14 books of poetry, 2 novels and 2 audio books. Recent collections including Hartspanne and Zwerfzang were published by Passage publishers.
