by Kobi Essah Ayensuo | Apr 21, 2024 | Featured, Poetry
Portbou After Mary Jean Chan Reminded of my body by the climb I feel the sun, its love and anger, a baked red brick rubbed on the back of my calves. Hiking in a binder was a shit idea, My lungs reach to surface, come short. There’s a sweat mirage...
by Kate Birch | Apr 20, 2024 | News, Picks of the Month
This poem is pure enchantment. The captivating vocabulary intensely immersive imagery had the hairs on the back of my neck prickled from the outset. Voters loved the imagery, the descriptive power of this poem. They found it evocative, eerie, heart-wrenching. And for...
by Helen Ivory | Apr 20, 2024 | Featured, Poetry
It Starts Before Birth Your tadpole-self, displayed to strangers for a thumbs-up. Then childhood illnesses, faithfully documented. Late-night rows, embalmed in messaging apps. Missteps preserved for future employers. Lost loves, transfigured into...
by Kate Birch | Apr 19, 2024 | Word & Image
Little Kit Precious leveret gently slumber in your nest of brushed red velvet Charlotte Holm is a textile artist living in East Yorkshire. She recently started writing poetry and is excited about combining this with her love of textiles to create...
by Kate Birch | Apr 19, 2024 | News
Keen to develop your writing and stagecraft? Ink Sweat & Tears asks three top poets to share some tips by Tim Relf Finding time to write is a big hurdle for most people, says Holly Winter-Hughes. ‘I used to have a romantic notion that my best...