Laurie Allen holds M. A. in Health Promotion from NUI Galway, and B. A. in Anthropology and Communications from GoldsmithUniversity, London. She worked as a Health Promotion Tutor with HSE, and in various film projects, including Co- producer for ‘Welcome To Our World’. Allen worked as a researcher for Puddle Pictures in creating documentaries on suicide and alcoholism. She acted in two of Margaretta D’arcy’s productions, one concerning whistle blowing and as a pussy rioter in Kilkee playwriters festival.
A poem by Laurie Allen
Road chill
You left to cross the road
But the grim reaper had come to claim prey
And with magnificent synchronicity
Raised his glittering sword
Scythed you down
Your execution quick, clean
The cut deep excised with extreme acuity
The wound still fresh with us
Weeping
The sythe glistening crimson
Grim reaper you have left a hole
No healing or filling up
No gentle lapsing of time
Salving the pain
There lies a vivid red scar.
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