The Poetry Trust
Have you visited the Poetry Trust’s website recently? In my opinion, it showcases the democratic internationalism of the Trust’s vision …
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Dream Attack: Fiona Moore’s Night Letter
I was once awoken in the dead of night by the kitchen knives. Not by the cutlery but the other …
Jo Field’s The Anglesey Leg
Watching the Sky journalist, Colin Brazier, picking through a suitcase at the crime scene / crash site of Malaysia Airlines …
Counting the Stars: Richard Osmond’s Variant Air
Curtal sonnet on the curtal sonnet In crystal, snowflakes, frost, a tight-furled sunflower’s spiral of hulls, a floret of broccoli’s …
My bloody valentine – Richard Osmond’s Shill
I’ll not succumb to the radiation emanating from the cultural Chernobyl that is Disneyland Paris just because I’m a parent. …
Act of Remembrance – Tom Duddy’s The Years
Roundabouts are disorientating – the work of the devil – and often I’ll have to orbit in a holding pattern to get …
Tasting Notes – poems by Matthew Stewart
Matthew Stewart’s excellent pamphlet, Tasting Notes, has now been professionally produced as a short film. One of Matthew’s hopes was …
Full fathom five – Richie McCaffery’s Spinning Plates
On clearing my great aunt’s house, my parents presented me with her ACME Thunderer. She was a teacher from the …
Beautiful Strange – Chrissy Williams’ Flying Into the Bear
It’s just easier to think in shorthand. Certain brands – political, commercial, or artistic, trigger knee-jerk reactions of love, or …
Time of No Reply – Fiona Moore’s The Only Reason for Time
When my phone buzzed on that July morning, its screen read SOMETHING’S HAPPENED. DON’T WORRY. I’M OK. The brevity of …
Poor Rude Lines 