This poem captures the sadness of feeling as if you have to maintain that ‘stiff upper lip’ and keep everything locked inside yourself. We are very lucky if we have never had to witness the effects and cruelties of war first hand and can never really imagine what it is like for those who have. … Continue reading Fire by Steve May
Month: June 2020
A poem by Bethany Rutt
Give me a grave I can weep by. Give me a shrine to the girl that I was and the girl who came after. Give me a patch in the garden something I can dig my fists into to get to the root of it. Give me a map and a timeline. Point me to … Continue reading A poem by Bethany Rutt
Disaster by Miriam Calleja
This piece dismantles the actual word ‘disaster’ and manages to subvert the dark moments with an idea of heaven, a sort of afterlife feel. Its deconstruction leaves a lot of room for the reader’s own interpretation. The poem ends upon thoughts of ‘a star’. Perhaps an idea that we do not entirely disappear. - Jane … Continue reading Disaster by Miriam Calleja
Luminol by Pippa Little
Pippa Little’s poem ‘Luminol’ uses the image of the actual crime-scene chemical to great effect - haunts her poem with its visual luminescence and the stains you know are there but can never truly remove. - Jane Burn, guest editor. Luminol reveals the secret you don’t even know you know until years afterwards like an … Continue reading Luminol by Pippa Little
Celebrating Change 