Tony Schanuel
Gleaners
Days without food. Despair
wraps its tentacles
round bony shoulders
as women scrabble in hot sand
for grain spilt from sacks
gunmen have carried away.
Down the track, the truck
diminishes, vanishes
in a swirl of dust.
Mantz Yorke lives in Manchester, England. His poems have appeared in a number of print magazines, anthologies and e-magazines in the UK, Ireland, Israel, Canada, the US, Australia and Hong Kong. His collections Voyager and Dark Matters are published by Dempsey and Windle.
Tony Schanuel is an award-winning photographer and visual artist who has fused a professional background in photography, digital technology ,and painting and mark making to create fine art that transcends those mediums. His work has been featured in Digital Imaging Magazine, Computer Graphic Magazine, Wild Heart Journal, St. Louis Design Magazine, and is a featured artist in Cyber Palette and Extreme Graphics, two books showcasing digital artists and their work. He has exhibited at the Florence Biennale and his art is held in private and corporate collections including the Fine Arts Museum of Houston permanent photographic collection. http://www.schanuelphoto.com/