Father’s Day 1970 This is the day my father lets us sleep, then brings us tea in bed. The sun … More
Category: Smith/Doorstop
You’ve got to eat
The Day After I made a leek and potato soup the day after, prompted by the look of the peeled … More
Lifesaving Poems: Geoff Hattersley’s ‘The Only Son at the Fish ‘n’ Chip Shop’
The Only Son at the Fish ‘n’ Chip Shop He lived with his mother till he was forty-five … More
Lifesaving Poems: Catherine Smith’s ‘How It All Started’
How It All Started Do you know this dream? An exam room full of neat, serious girls, your lucky gonk … More
Lifesaving Poems: Dorothy Nimmo’s ‘Rondeau Redouble’
Rondeau Redouble There is so little left. The room is bare. She’ll strip his sheets and blankets by and … More
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