JOHN IRVING CLARKE The sycamore sapling sited on the curve of the carefully chosen soft grass verges route in the park. Twice the scene of a near-hit as the cycle wobbled the bend, foreshadowing a cartoon image of a man chasing…
Another New Colossus
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The Blue House – Five more unpublished poems by Max Mazzoli
MAX MAZZOLI 6 Winter is back And it reminds me of myself Before I met you. 7 The house where we had lived for years it was now empty and deserted without a piece of furniture. We walked on the…
Follow the Anxiety of the Wind – Five unpublished poems by Max Mazzoli
MAX MAZZOLI 1 …therefore let’s go back to the shadow of the branch Or let’s follow the sharp scent of drunken flowers Next to the stone, an improvised altar, To cross the talkative time of silences To forget the gossip…
Lichen Song and Other Poems
ARTHUR SZE Lichen Song —Snow in the air you’ve seen a crust on the ceiling wood and never considered how I gather moisture when you step out of the shower you don’t care that I respire as you breathe for…
A Unique and Independent Voice in Arabic Poetry
The Iraqi poet Salah Niazi (SILVIA PIO, edited by) DISCO Drumbeats smash into their echoes and shatter like the screams of broken trees. To and fro, as if the flames licks the wood first; Again lick the wood and again…
In Protest: 150 Poems for Human Rights
SILVIA PIO This is a unique anthology, published in 2013 and sprung from the collaboration between the Human Rights Consortium and the Institute of English Studies, both from the School of Advanced Study, University of London, and the Keats House…
Stages of the Fall
ALAN TRIST Leaves rustling, rustling dance in bond with wind a multitude on each tree in step yet separate Leaves falling, falling the whole airspace twirling, twirling thoughts in resonance refuting separation Leaves scurry, scurry back and forth across the…