Rebecca O'Connor was born in Ireland in 1975. Her poetry has appeared in various publications including Poetry Review and she was awarded the Geoffrey Dearmer prize for 'Best new poet' in 2004.
'It must keep you warm at night,' he said.
I'd never thought of it. The word 'warm' rubbed up against 'at night' and made a buzz in the room I'd been listening out for. His bungalow was in a crescent that used to be a field and I could hear other children playing on the green circle of new grass in front of the houses, as if they were in another part of his house.
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