Zarah Butcher-McGunnigle
at the edge
i lived on an island
at the edge of the world
morning, i was a woman
who ran with wolves
evening, i sat in the corner
of my glass zoo
darkness lay on the rug
trying to trip me over
Zarah Butcher-McGunnigle is an 18-year old student from Auckland. Her work appears in Turbine 08. Some people have suggested she drop ‘McGunnigle’ from her name because of its association with the maligned Scottish poet McGonagall. Others have advised losing ‘Butcher’ because it sounds like she’s about to cleave someone.