• “On Bilocation,” a Poem by Remi Graves

    From the Collection “coal”

    “on bilocation”

    if gender be a place
    let me be everywhere but there
    let me stand at the peak of all its mountains
    lie me down at the bottom of its deepest river
    sew me into each atom of air
    knot me up with its tall and wild grasses
    braid me into its topsoils and down down horizons
    as if descent were an antidote to wounding
    plant me in the black cloak of densest forest at night
    feed me to all creatures that roam its cruel geography
    scatter me across every cave, field, ocean and canyon
    thresh me from all its natural born crops
    tie me to its sky and force its sun to set
    if gender be a place
    let me be unfindable there

    ______________________________

    coal by Remi Graves is available via Monitor Books.


    Remi Graves
    Remi Graves
    Remi Graves is a poet and drummer from London. A former Barbican Young Poet, their work has been featured on BBC Radio 4, at St Paul’s Cathedral and in various anthologies. Their debut pamphlet, with your chest, was published by fourteen poems in 2022. coal won the inaugural Prototype Prize (short-form category) in 2024.





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