Space and Fences
David Kerr
When volcanoes spew
sulphur, meteorites lace
the earth with holes,
and oceans begin to bubble,
will the lawyers care
that a fence bestows
proprietary rights
that soar to outer space?
David Kerr, has lived most of his life in Africa (working at Universities in Malawi, Zambia, and, at present, Botswana). He is a practitioner of theatre and media for transformation and human rights, about which he has written widely, including a prize-winning book, African Popular Theatre. His collection of verse, Tangled Tongues, was published by Flambard Press (www.flambardpress.co.uk) in 2003. His novel, Passages (written under the pseudonym Derrick Zgambo) was reissued in 2008 by Brown Turtle Press (www.brownturtlepress.com), USA.