The striking cover of Welcome to Britain: An Anthology of Poems and Short Fiction is Gil Mualem-Doron’s New Union Flag which re-imagines the Union Jack. The anthology manifests the hope that through the power of poetry and creative writing, we can cultivate empathy and envision and bring about a more just world.

Congratulations to the other contributors: emerging and established writers from around the world. Huge thanks to Editor Ambrose Musiyiwa of CivicLeicester. Three of my poems were chosen: Going bananas, an Abecedarian poem about Brexit, In Blighty, a Golden Shovel poem, and Britain which appears below.

Britain

Britain is a homburg hat
that will produce a rabbit
if you ask nicely.

This country is a parking ticket
on a rainy day: bright yellow
with small, smudged writing.

Britain is an apple, stolen
or fallen from an unkempt tree:
not enough to make a wholesome pie.