by Helen Ivory | Jul 26, 2020 | Featured, Poetry
Eagle After Kathryn O’ Driscoll Wasn’t my heart a finch bird? Wasn’t it the yellow-joy chirp overheard on the dawn walk to work –a reminder of the things in this life that are delicate and made of more than the hollow-boned expanses between their...
by Helen Ivory | Jul 25, 2020 | Featured, Poetry
On the edge of the Arctic If the light were to leave our world, what of it? We would gather with fire under sturdy roof. We would share spirits and stories, songs, laughter. We would sleep soft in warmth of ourselves. If the light stuck up above,...
by Helen Ivory | Jul 24, 2020 | Featured, Poetry
Full Sail She feels like a ship in a bottle, its sails pulled erect, through its neck by a man with a string. He sighs with pleasure, as he seals it with a cork. Placing her on an ornate shelf, he can keep an eye on her, admire her graceful lines....
by Helen Ivory | Jul 23, 2020 | Featured, Poetry
Join us for a live zoom reading from Ron Egatz and Matthew Caley in our new occasional ‘Live from the Butchery’ series, hosted by Helen Ivory and Martin Figura from their home. The reading will take place on Sunday 26th July, 4pm GMT, 11am EDT. (Email...
by Helen Ivory | Jul 22, 2020 | Featured, Poetry
Crowdsourced doctor said the signs were exit car park X-ray and Costa an extra shot stay strong anyway that blood’s gone off to Glasgow wasn’t very old googled it nervous of course not sure which floor we’re on the road to cappuccino yes...
