As Planned After the first glass of vodkayou can accept just about anythingof life even your own mysteriousnessyou think it … More
Tag: Poems
Empathy and New Year
Empathy and New Year A notion like that of empathy inspiresgreat distrust in us, because it connotesa further dose of … More
A Blessing in Disguise
A Blessing in Disguise Yes, they are alive and can have those colors,But I, in my soul, am alive too.I … More
Advent poems 24: Mary, by Anthony Wilson
Mary At first a flutteringthen a kick,his fist pummelling my rib cagewhen I knelt to pray. They sent me away,my … More
Advent poems 23: BC – AD, by U A Fanthorpe
BC – AD This was the moment when BeforeTurned into After, and the future’sUninvented timekeepers presented arms. This was the … More
Advent poems 22: December, by James Schuyler
December Il va neiger dans quelques joursFrancis Jammes The giant Norway spruce from Podunk, its lower branches bound,this morning was … More
Advent poems 21: Supper, by Beverley Bie Brahic
Supper Never before has she danced so well.Now she stands before him, her feet bare,Anklets lightly jangling,Veils rasping … More
Advent poems 20: Humankind, by Kerry Hardie
Humankind We carry the trust.It was not imposed on us,nor are we heedless. Sometimes the stillness stands in the woodsand … More
Advent poems 19: Drunken Winter, by Joseph Ceravolo
Drunken Winter Oak oak! like likeit then cold some wild paddleso sky then;flea you say“geese geese” the boyJune of … More
Advent poems 18: Ways of Rebelling, by Natalie Handal
Ways of Rebelling Who needs to be at peace in the world? It helps to be between wars, to … More
Advent poems 17: Ultramarine, by Michael Symmons Roberts
Ultramarinefor Philip Archer Looking for the perfect blue,water to swim in, not through, to fill his sea, his massive … More
Advent poems 16: the prophet, by Lucille Clifton
the prophet came to mewith a poor man’s taleof his one ewe lambsworn to him by sevenpieces of gold and … More
Advent poems 15: ‘There was winter’s cold and moisture’, by Jaan Kaplinski
There was winter’s cold and moisturein the bedclothes, in the walls and floor,our bodies tired from a long day’s … More
Advent poems 14: The Poet Wearies, by Adélia Prado
The Poet Wearies I’ve had it with being Your herald.Everybody has a voice,why am I the one who has to … More
Advent poems 13: from Midnight by Mourid Barghouti
To the victoriousI will send an unsettling messageand these simple questions:enemies,something gives me reason to doubt.All the gods of Olympussupport … More
Advent poems 12: Borders, by Peter Carpenter
Borders Ground Floor between Fiction and Poetry.The second time in as many days. It comes at me.The smell from … More
Afterwards
Greenbelt Festival, Friday 23rd August Outside, it is a very warm 28º. Inside our tented venue the canvass and stage … 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 greatest bliss.The … More
