A poem from 'Hsieh', a collection by the Danish poet Klaus Høeck

i’m eating a burger with

        chips and all the

trimmings i often do this

        but today to de

        monstrate in partic

        ular my contempt

        for the kitsch and haute

        cuisine cult that has

plagued both poetry and

cookery for such a ve

ry long time – may my poem

        taste like a big mac