The Churching Tongue

Issue 26, Volume 2: Winter 2013
Poetry

I am the witch the bitch the hitch on the wedding day the thief stealing away
I am the cretin the lost cause the forcep birth the wide berth the scalded dearth of deep desire
I am Jerusalem place of the great heist sinner in a nice dress so make me blessed Lordy mine
I am cynic and fool sat on a bar stool handing over money for the liquor and honey mute
the dummy all mouth and no tongue to taste
Pining for the one.

Briana Corrigan is a singer, songwriter, poet and playwright, best known for her work with the internationally successful band The Beautiful South. In 2012 her first play, The Scarlet Web – Martha’s Story, toured Ireland and Scotland. She has also written and released two self-penned albums: the critically acclaimed When My Arms Wrap You Round and, in 2012, Redbird. Briana holds an MA with Distinction in Creative Writing from Queens University, Belfast.