DS Maolalai
DS Maolalai has been described by one editor as "a cosmopolitan poet" and another as "prolific, bordering on incontinent". His work has been nominated eleven times for Best of the Net, eight for the Pushcart Prize and once for the Forward Prize. Maolalai's work has been released in three collections: Love is Breaking Plates in the Garden (Encircle Press, 2016), Sad Havoc Among the Birds (Turas Press, 2019), and Noble Rot (Turas Press, 2022)
Our herbs again
our herbs againare being attacked,and again by those littleblack spider-mites.and I can’t workout how they do it –
we live in a thirdfloor town centreapartment, our gardenjust small shelves of wicker placed over the fridge.
“I’ll pick up some sprayon the weekend,” you tell me,“and hose these wee bastardsquite yellow.” now,
you pour ginand take two sprigs of mint leaf.you rinse themboth cleanin the sink.
we live in a thirdfloor town centreapartment, our gardenjust small shelves of wicker placed over the fridge.
“I’ll pick up some sprayon the weekend,” you tell me,“and hose these wee bastardsquite yellow.” now,
you pour ginand take two sprigs of mint leaf.you rinse themboth cleanin the sink.