The Friday Poem: ‘Cabo de Gata, Almeria’ by Trevor Hayes
06 Oct 2017
Culture
New verse by Punakaikai writer Trevor Hayes.
Cabo de Gata, Almeria
There are no humans
in this poem. They left
before it arrived, leaving
only pubic hair and beach
paraphernalia. This poem
has no humans. Instead it has
black sand and conglomerate
rock (the logical conclusion
of volcanism) and tiny waves
collapsing on black sand.
Trevor Hayes, 2017
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Trevor Hayes
Trevor Hayes lives near Punakaiki on the West Coast. He has taught English in Spain, and worked as a gardener in Ireland, a storeman in Australia and a grill chef in the US. His book of poems Two Lagoons (Seraph Press, $20) was published in 2017. Trevor was born in Gisborne in 1970.
