"The vat of oil must haze the air,
the batter sticky but slick.
He pipes it gently through the nozzle.
Spatulas dance as it ripples
in ring after fizzing golden ring..."
from "Chocolate con churros", The Knives of Villalejo (Eyewear Publishing, 2017)
“Skail” is an old Scots word meaning scattering or dispersal. Richie
McCaffery’s poems explore that theme in a post-lockdown world and the
aftermath of the...
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