LOVE THE GREEN – NAVTEJ VETSA
HCE received a lot of high-quality submissions for The Green Issue – sadly, too many to fit inside the magazine! So we offered some writers and artists who’d sent in work the chance to be published here on the website. Keep an eye on our social...
FREEDOM – E. R. MURRAY
HCE received a lot of high-quality submissions for The Green Issue – sadly, too many to fit inside the magazine! So we offered some writers and artists who’d sent in work the chance to be published here on the website. Keep an eye on our social...
NEAR SLEEP, WITHIN HIS ARMS – GORDON GIBSON
Near sleep, within his arms, / she dwells upon the nature of their love: / a living thing, a forest tree / with boughs that touch the sun. / It whispers […]
SUSTAIN – EDWARD LANDER
HE ARRANGED to meet the guy in a café off the high street. John looked for anyone with an expectant glance. Minutes later a tall, bulky man in a zipped cardigan and branded jeans came over with a mug of coffee. “You John?” he said. “Steve. Nice to meet you.” […]
FREEDOM – E. R. MURRAY
‘Freedom lies in the colour green,’ you say. I’m wearing my red coat to impress but if you notice, you don’t say. Freedom. Equals. Green. Obvious as grass and just as […]
INTERVIEW: FIRE & DUST MEETS GENEVIEVE CARVER
On Thursday 6th August, Genevieve joined us as special guest poet at our fifth virtual Fire & Dust gig. She performed an excellent headline set; people in the audience praised her words as “inspiring” and “spellbinding”, with “amazing movement of imagery”. We caught up with Genevieve after the gig, to ask a few questions…
WE MAY BE DAFT – JANET HOWCROFT
We’re hitching in Brittany, trying to get to Cherbourg for the midday ferry. It’s already ten o’clock and after two hours we’ve only travelled thirty kilometres. Our second lift, a Renault, stops to let us out then turns off to a village. ‘This is a disaster,’ says Lynne. […]
THE GREENING – JACOBY HAYWARD
It stole in leaf by leaf / Spring overspreading / Dust mote pollen virus, / In through doors and windows / Eyes and nostrils. / The least active went […]
FOXES IN THE WILD – JESSICA HARTSHORN
With a fun and colourful flavour, Jessica’s Illustrations focus very much on nature and wildlife. Her love of pattern shines through and is incorporated into the story telling of her illustrations. Using a mixture of acrylic, posca pens, and […]
THE RELATIONS OF GREEN – MARY COURTNEY
Green is related to… / Aunty Eileen from Clouncuneen / Who came over to Coventry in ’53. / To the old settee eating crackers and cheese / To the Cofa tree and the coffee beans / To the wheel of the cart and the carton of cream […]