Listen to Brie’s reading of her poem ‘Ode to the Kumquat Tree’ by clicking the red play arrow on the SoundCloud recording below:

Oh Tree of Curious name Who are you? Here at my new home you taunt me with your suspicious fruit offering. The size of a grape The look of an orange Yet nothing to say for yourself. The lemons and grapefruits around you would be the more obvious choice... Yet it's you I want to try. As my mouth opens wide BAM! You punch me in my senses. A wake up jolt of sour juice Then a revival of health with your sweet skin. I don't want to eat your skin It goes against all historical eating But alas - this kind of adventure is what keeps me bold. Oh tree of curious name I know who you are!

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