Advent poems 13: from Midnight by Mourid Barghouti

To the victorious I will send an unsettling message and these simple questions: enemies, something gives me reason to … More

Advent poems 11: In Praise of Darkness, by Jorge Louis Borges

In Praise of Darkness Old age (the name that others give it) can be the time of our … More

Ten Thousand It is dusk. The birds sweep low to the lake and then dive up. The wind … More

On Seventh Avenue South Walk more slowly now. You will never again step past the boy who has just … More

Sycamores at Tulse Hill Station The long platform is full. The Sycamores beyond the chain link are moving in … More

An Arab Shepherd is Searching for His Goat on Mount Zion An Arab shepherd is searching for his goat … More

Final Notations it will not be simple, it will not be long it will take little time, it will … More

A Little Bit About the Soul A soul is something we have every now and then. Nobody has … More

In a Time of Peace Inhabitant of earth for fortysomething years I once found myself in a peaceful country. … More

Old Folks Laugh They have spent their content of simpering, holding their lips this and that way, winding … More

Annunciation I was alone at the well. I was doused in shadow and in deed. My yoke lay … More

Tomorrow is Sunday 1st December, the start of Advent. Each day during December I am going to post a … More

An Angel His people spoke to our people, contracts were exchanged, and the gig was on. Hush hush, … More

An Angel comes to you … More

Herod With Wikileaks in the headlines you could say the timing was perfect. Three Iraqi profs … More

Mary At first a fluttering then a kick, his fist pummelling my ribcage when I knelt to pray. They … More

Joseph They say there are signs. Not with her. I’m no professor but neither am I stupid. … More