Next >> Mike Hession Mike Hession is 38 years old and lives, writes and works in Manchester, England. His poems are about love and disappointment, and love as a triumph over disappointment. Mike's poetry has been published in "Atomic Petals", "Comrades", "Magma", and "Stirring". His literary aspirations include the desire to be able to write like Ted Hughes' Birthday Letters, a wild tangle of private images and intimate detail written so deftly and lucidly that his feelings become instantly accessible to us. Contact: www.mikehession.supanet.com Selected Poem: Bee Charmer The softest thing in the world is the down of a bumblebee: this was your secret at four years old. Bee charmer, you smoothed those dark filaments gently as they burrowed deep for nectar like dogs at a bowl. One day you touched the wrong bee, battling against an unseen pane, desperate for the green blur beyond. The sting stuck deep: your charmed fingers never recovered. Until now. Your soft edges are angles of cheekbone, hip, and I am the worker transfixed by your skin. Let me feel your finger tip: my sting is guarded, I am lulled among the petals. To hurt you would be the death of me. Back to the Poets Directory Home