Category: Maps
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‘tree is real silver’ published Poetry Ireland Review (N°138)
Tree is real silver I. Birds tremble there alighting — (lighting) its stained glass recedes and within each bright ening light ening shape the song of a bird embeds a garnet— Each red-feathered song pewtering silver -ground on lazuli II. I see their (a) -lighting. They leaf the tree in the absence of bud,…
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“Justice” and other poems by Rachel Lauren Storm
Justice I believe in transformation, pupa-to-winged emergence. I believe in the power of the pulsating chrysalis the eating of lessons and the uncurling of fetal winters. I believe in the stillness of calm after storm the redressing of old wounds and the snakeskin-shed of bandages. I believe anger is grief in new clothes, I believe…
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“Dear Eavan” by C. Murray
Eavan Boland (1944-2020) Break the glass that holds morning’s flame. Proceed from your room— I have become so aware of my hands, their folding of things of too-sweet smelling fabrics (washing machine is crocked) their patting of panes, pain, counter-pane, administering drugs or massages to a dying cat— I chose not to believe your death.…
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“Soon” and other poems by Lisa Bain
Soon “Let’s get together soon,” without setting a date is the tactic we always use to keep others on the line without actually giving of our time. You’ve made it clear you don’t have time for me, so why would I tell you my secret when everything would have to change? I’m torn. I’ll…
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“Writing with Light” and other poems by Gerry Stewart
Writing with Light Finnish Photography Notes Guided by imaginary intersections, fumbling our heavy DSLRs, we learned the rules for rhythm and repetition, aperture and cropping. My notebook sketched the tutor’s words in haste. They resurface beyond the lens. Organise your space. I carve out this new home without maps, using rough translations and neighbourly advice.…
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“Reincarnation of tired beings” and other poems by Katrina Dybzynska
Secrets of a cartographer’s wife The cartographer’s wife never told him about her contributions to his maps. A few tiny islands hidden in the middle of an archipelago in the name of symmetry. Some borderline moved to resemble a face shape. The territory of England shortened slightly, in personal revenge. One time, she renamed an…
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Billy Mills reviews ‘bind’ at Elliptical Movements
Christine Murray is well-known as a champion of women poets via her Poethead blog and the Fired! project. It would be all too easy for this activity to obscure the fact that Murray is a poet in her own right, and on the evidence of bind: a waking book that would be a real pity.…
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