Skelmersdale Graffiti, a poem by Arthur Adlen and read by Janet McCusker

The photograph shows Arthur with a petition against Apartheid.

Skelmersdale graffiti

The words emblazoned across the wall
don’t pull any punches,
they beat the message into your head…

Arthur Adlen died on 17th September 2018.

Arthur’s website: Arthur Adlen
Read the review of Arthur’s book of poetry Memoirs of a Breck Road Buck
Hear Arthur’s poems previously broadcast here
Buy Arthur’s book at News from Nowhere