re-wilding
Duncan Richardson
two babies bitten
in their London homes
a woman gnawed by a fox
as she slept
dog fox and vixen
slink between old car seats
and rubbish bags
wild boars roam
Berlin streets
people feed them
pat them
and are gored
men in suits speculate
- is this a new trend
or just the old ways
coming home?
councils deny responsibility
for Reynard and the pig
and the beasts point their snouts
at the legends
we’ve forgotten
The science inspiring the piece:
'Urban beasts: how wild animals have moved into cities' via The Guardian
Listen to Duncan read the poem:
Feature image: Theodorus van Hoytema (Dutch, The Hague 1863–1917) via The Metropolitan Museum
Related works:
I stand apart a drab donga. Zipped vests undo basic plumage, almost non-verbal. Rare vagrant, ropy lists.
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