This is one of the my first poems to feature on on the BBC World Service, about the BP Deepwater Horizon oil rig disaster in 2010. At the time, the oil spill seemed unstoppable; in the end it took three months to plug it – while BP’s reputation also steadily drained away.
BP
OMG
SOS, SOS
MIA, DOA
AM, FM
CNN, BBC
PR, PR
FAQ, Q&A
OK, OK
FYI, DIY
ASAP, ASAP
AM, PM
AM, PM
WWF
RSPA
RSPB
AM, PM
AM, PM
PR, PR
BS, BS
AM, PM
AM, PM
NB, VIP
CEO, USA
AF1
O
IOU, IOU
SOS, SOS
KO
PS
BP
RIP
- Audio broadcast of the poem read by the poet on the The World Today (now Weekend) on the BBC World Service on 16 May 2010:
