Poem

Reading Ted Kooser in the Medical Centre Waiting Room

by Anthony Lawrence •

September 2009, no. 314

Poem

Reading Ted Kooser in the Medical Centre Waiting Room

by Anthony Lawrence •

September 2009, no. 314

A doctor with a face
worn and grey as his cardigan
calls my name
in his rooms

Anthony Lawrence

Anthony Lawrence’s most recent collection is Ordinary Time, a collaboration with Audrey Molloy, (Pitt Street Poetry, 2021). His books and poems have won a number of awards, including the Peter Porter Poetry Prize and the NSW Premier's Award. He lives on the far north coast of New South Wales.