Category: poetry

  • Protected: ‘Early risers’ by C. Murray

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  • “Time” by Fidel Hogan Walsh and Julie Corcoran

    2020, Memories Blinded in a winter’s dread no prophet foresaw. Spring’s new life erupted into a chaos of fear. Desolation replaced the warmth of a hug. Children banished from our everyday lives! Ahh, the blessings — a swift journey home to the unexpected happiness under one roof. Chatter, laughter — a family enduring dark days…

  • ‘Imprint’ by C. Murray

      Amber her halls— by the periphery trees open out sky’s lungs. There are small birds below, they sing her boundaries: clay and Blue– this living thing. I touch her skin, it strikes White heart -wood blood runs white with light. She tells her tale, Silver beech, a wren– © C. Murray 2020 Read A…

  • Poems from “Venus in Pink Marble” by Gaynor Kane

      Window weather The Icelanders have a word that means just that.A murky day that you know is betterenjoyed from the comfort of a window seat;soft mizzle cleansing leaves shiny and bright. When webs become crystal dreamcatchers,or perfect drops form on the telephone linesand slide slowly down like the oilon the wire of the indoor…

  • Celebrating the launch of ‘Gold Friend’ 2020

    This film includes a sound adaption of ‘Nocturne for Voices One and Two” by Una Lee, a talk by Salma Ahmad Caller about the art for ‘Gold Friend’ and ‘A Hierarchy of Halls’, and the art that you can see on this site every time you click in. The piece is called ‘Making Den of…

  • ‘Gold Friend’ (Turas Press, 2020) 💛

    ‘Gold Friend’ (Turas Press, 2020) 💛

      Gold Friend was launched on September the 8th 2020. This film includes a sound adaption of ‘Nocturne for Voices One and Two” by Una Lee, a talk by Salma Ahmad Caller about the art for ‘Gold Friend’ and ‘A Hierarchy of Halls’, and the art that you can see on this site every time…

  • “Womanhood” and other poems by Amara George Parker

    womanhood womanhood did not sneak up on me when my thighs were stained with first blood that arrived so unexpected so connecting it didn’t happen when hormones sprouted lumps and bumps that others stared at and touched it was not given to me nor did I grab it in the first instance of fucking or…

  • “Stargazing After a Laparoscopy” and other poems by Lily Foguth

    1 out of 10 There are small pixies flying around my uterus, igniting micro-fires in protest at my womanhood. The flames fester around my ovaries too. But that is just the beginning. Sometimes, the pixies pull elfin daggers from their belts and stab the undersides of my ovaries. The blood pours out in stringy red…

  • “When the angel came to me” and other poems by Danielle Galligan

    When the angel came to me ‘The Virgin…’ He smirked, then ‘Virginity is a complex concept, pet’ I said. ‘I’ve been sent by God; He has a job–’ ‘So I’ve heard, you’ve got the wrong girl.’ Then, he grabs my wrist, ‘I must insist.’ Kisses my knuckle, twisted fuck. I imagine it going through his…

  • ‘Stormriver’ and other poems by Myra Vennard

    Originally posted on Poethead by Chris Murray: NIGHT TREE Along the river bank street lights are lighting   the darkening waters glow the sun is low   the mountain crouches low in shadow   light drops from light dark creeps back to night …   my mind struggles with a paradox – gleams from a…