Each month the Guardian’s review section chooses a poet or poem to highlight. Send me a slow news day,
a quiet, subdued day,
in which nothing much happens of note,
just the passing of time,
the consumption of wine,
and a re-run of Murder, She Wrote .
Grant me a no news day,
a spare-me-your-views day,
in which nothing much happens at all –
a few hours together,
some regional weather,
a day we can barely recall.
• From Alexa, What Is There to Know About Love?, published by Picador (RRP £12.99). To order a copy go to guardianbookshop.com . delivery charges may apply.
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