Derek CoeForty Years On40 years after the shipwreck came the following poem; it’s a sort of elegy, a sort of celebration of survival, and a sort of condensation…Feb 2, 2019Feb 2, 2019
Derek CoeThe Sinking of the Almeta QueenMy first poem emerged (by mistake) at the age of 26. My then wife and I set off for an adventure in the Bahamas, on an initial 3-year…Jan 21, 20191Jan 21, 20191
Derek CoeFuneral TrainThis poem originated on a slow train journey from London to Durham for my father’s funeral, and an even slower train back the same night…Jan 3, 2019Jan 3, 2019