<p>New Zealand poet Jack Freestone began writing poetry when he lived in Paris in 2015. This is his first and only collection.</p><p> </p><p>SPONGE</p><p>That is the plight of the writer<br>Plied with alcohol<br>In the name of the dream<br>Squeezed and broken<br>Almost to death</p><p>Until a few drops<br>Of genius<br>Bleed</p><p> </p>