States of Poetry - Poems

'Weight' by Ben Walter | States of Poetry Tasmania - Series Two

by Ben Walter •

States of Poetry Tasmania - Series Two

States of Poetry - Poems

'Weight' by Ben Walter | States of Poetry Tasmania - Series Two

by Ben Walter •

States of Poetry Tasmania - Series Two

please settle me down in
the depths of the river,
scattered ash lodged
in the silt. let metal
tailings weigh, pulp
dissolve my pages
and the sparkling view
of sewage be interred;
do not let me drift out to sea.

Ben Walter

'Weight' first appeared as part of The Red Room Company's 'Disappearing' project.

Ben Walter

Ben Walter’s poetry, fiction, and essays have been widely published in Australian journals, including Meanjin, Island, Southerly, and The Lifted Brow. His début novel manuscript was the winner of the people’s choice category in the 2017 Tasmanian Premier’s Literary Prizes. He won the 2016 John Shaw Neilson Poetry Award, and was runner-up in Overland’s VU Short Story Prize. His latest book is Conglomerate, published as part of the Lost Rocks series.