This week's Poem Of The Week, presented in association with Poetry Ireland, is Babies by Emily S. Cooper.
Babies
we are considering franchising
or rather, not franchising
would it be a going concern
or as you like to call it
a growing concern
we construct concepts together
fusion foods like
the Indian/Italian tapas place
that I refuse to eat in
we come up with names
unrelated to our own heritages
a Sushi bar
called 'Papa Louis' Taverna’
we consider the costs of such a venture
the exhaustion the fatigue
the sleepless nights worrying
about reviews and profit margins
does the packed main street
really need another restaurant
even if we have faith in our own cuisine?
About The Poet: Emily S Cooper has been published in the Stinging Fly, Banshee, the Irish Times and Hotel among others. She has been awarded residencies by the Arts Council of Northern Ireland, Greywood Arts and the Irish Writers Centre. In 2019 she took part in Poetry Ireland's Introductions series and was a recipient of the Next Generation Award from the Arts Council of Ireland. She is currently writing a monograph on solitude and her first poetry pamphlet will be published by Makina Books in 2020. She lives in Donegal.
