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Poetry and Poetic Prose. Creative contributions from our talented guest poets.
The Superhero
The Superhero
JOSHIn the maelstrom of his mind
Josh believed he was a superheroLawless in local terms…
The Insatiable Sea
The Insatiable Sea
The insatiable sea
swallows boats of refugees
with ease.Covering its deeds
with an…
Dumbstruck
Dumbstruck
Where will my words go
When I can no longer speak.When Parkinson’s fluffs my lines
For the last…
Absence of God
Absence of God
God’s absence was marked
by a hole in the icethat opened suddenly
under the boys’ weight…
A Space-age Soliloquy
A Space-age Soliloquy
Contemplating one’s end
creates a curious blend
of ennui and trepidationwondering if…
Stop The Clock
Stop The Clock - The Boxer
(Overheard on the radio: Life is like a boxing match in which you have to fight, but…
A Price To Pay
A Price To Pay
Cold
down hometown lane
moth pulled
to the beacon blue
thick siren wail of
death’s…
The Way We Go
The Way We Go
I will go on till I go.When and Where
I don’t know.Whatever life throws at me
I will…
Everywhere You Go
Everywhere You Go
Everywhere you go
They are there
Moving fast and slow
On a busy thoroughfareLining city…
On Hearing the Death of Shane Warne (1969 – 2022)
On Hearing the Death of Shane Warne (1969 - 2022)
Shane Warne began bowling
before he was bornTiny fingers…
Blue
Blue
We’re fucked:
It’s sad but true
Our pledges and protests
Have failed to keep
our blue planet blue
The…
My Last Goodbye
My Last Goodbye
A straight finger
she wipes dust from
a golden plate - a white
gown, white gloves -men…
Not in Dublin
Not in Dublin
The worst part
was when they looked away
at the Liffey in the dark.Darker than your eyes…
Bird Song in Mariupol
Bird Song in Mariupol
Walking out on a glorious spring day
Bird song fills the air above my head
Amsterdam is…
A Church To Be
A Church To Be
If Jesus was a macro-influencer
In his dad’s divine meta universe
Would Christianity find new…