The Poet
written by: John Drudge
The ugliness
Is always there
On the street level
Where the truth lives
Requiems for the lonely
In a detached
And disenfranchised world
No message
No morality
Just living
In the impact
Of immediacy
And the photography
Of words
AUGUST 2020 AUTHOR OF THE MONTH at Spillwords Press
John is a social worker working in the field of disability management and holds degrees in social work, rehabilitation services, and psychology. He is the author of seven books of poetry: March (2019), The Seasons of Us (2019), New Days (2020), Fragments (2021), A Long Walk (2023), A Curious Art (2024) and Sojourns (2024). His work has appeared widely in literary journals, magazines, and anthologies internationally. John is also a Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net nominee and lives in Caledon Ontario, Canada with his wife and two children.
Latest posts by John Drudge (see all)
- The Poet - September 27, 2025
- The Physics of Love - June 10, 2025
- Timeless You - March 4, 2025
