A Poem by / Cerdd gan Caleb Nichols

Orme Dream

a quandary of oystercatchers stalks the cricket pitch & piss steams off the west beach sea wall below the road up to the Orme fuzzy teeth of goats dot the distant ridges & sun dazzles snow-capped Eryri in this schizophrenic weather the gull can’t lick the cream from its beak the jackdaw flaps for scraps of sausage roll we both had dreams of haircuts in the same blizzard and you’ve had horse piss in your mouth sometimes a horse is just a horse most dreams have no meaning

BREUDDWYD Y GOGARTH

llu o biod môr yn ’stelcian y cae criced & pi-pi’n stemio o forglawdd y traeth gorllewinol Islaw’r ffordd i fyny i'r Gogarth dannedd aneglur geifr yn ddotiau hyd y cribau pell & haul yn dallu Eryri â’i chapiau eira yn y tywydd sgitsoffrenig yma all yr wylan ddim llyfu'r hufen o'i big fflapian am sbarion selsig wna’r jac-y-do cafodd y ddau ohonom freuddwydion o dorri gwallt yn yr un storm eira ac rwyt ti wedi cael pi-pi ceffyl yn dy geg weithiau dim ond ceffyl yw ceffyl a does dim ystyr i’r mwyafrif o freuddwydion

Caleb Nichols is a queer writer and musician from California. Their poetry and prose has been published in places like the New England Review, 14 Poems, Poetry Wales, Redivider, 45th Parallel, Talkhouse, and Truthout. They’re the author of several pamphlets of poetry and prose via presses in the US and UK, and since 2021, Caleb has been releasing music on iconic indie label Kill Rock Stars, including two full-length albums and a slough of singles and EPs. A best of the net nominee, and a recipient of an Academy of American Poets University prize, Caleb has a PhD in Creative Writing from Bangor University in North Wales. Find Caleb on Twitter and Instagram @seanickels and on the web at calebnicholsis.gay