MIRACLE REQUIRED – NIGEL KENT
You answer the call / of the burning halo in the sky: / a summons to Our Lady’s side / where your lips let loose / a wave of urgent prayers / as if the swell of holy words / could douse the raging flames/ […]
FOUR SEASONS – ELLA WALSWORTH-BELL
They say the last stage of grief is acceptance – and I should be there by now. But as I stare down at my son Davy’s grave on this cold February afternoon, I’m not feeling it. Pain shoots through me as I notice […]
THE WANING SUN – HANNAH WILLIAMS
the yellow sun spans itself into a waning crescent/ and we are amused by its curvature/ if it could lower itself down to us/ we would extract […]
MY LITTLE SISTER – SCOTT ELDER
Before speaking I focus on emerald / only then she opens her eyes / my little sister speaks in green / the shades rear up subside […]
A GHOST’S ADVICE – PHILIP PALIOS
The church was three stones’ throws from my house, that’s what he said. I looked around my house but there was no church in sight. I walked further, but grew frustrated and wondered […]
WASTE NOT, WANT NOT – NICK KNIBB
Edward, as usual, did what he liked / and browbeat his spouse for all of her life. / “Waste not, want not,” he announced on Wednesday, / “Auntie Jane’s death will be eco-friendly. […]
PLENTY – BRIAN HILL
The cups you fill for pleasure / Drain the heavens in one dry heave / Until the pale granite sky / Shines its broken stars back […]
THE FUTURE OF RECYCLING – SAM SMITH
Let us start with a short story, a parable, if you will. Deborah goes to take out her recycling one fateful day, only to discover […]
REVIEW: JONATHAN KINSMAN’S ‘WITNESS’
Reviewed by Stella Backhouse | ‘Witness’, Jonathan Kinsman’s stripped-down pamphlet of just fourteen poems, is a work profoundly indebted to […]
Arts Within Reach: A List of Virtual Tours
International travel is still just a tiny bit out of reach, as we need to ensure the world is safe enough before we can embark on our explorations. While we’re all waiting, here is a quick list of art museums around the world that offer virtual tours of their expositions. […]