by Ivory Web | May 25, 2010 | Prose & Poetry
We mentioned the launch for Martin Figura's new collection Whistle in the previous posting – now here's another poem from that collection…DistanceSuddenly June catches her breath,wakes reeling from the vertiginous blurred curvature of the earth,its...
by Ivory Web | May 24, 2010 | Prose & Poetry
FifteenDusk, high summer,the sky streaked caramel.Muffled shouts and dog barkssweep the shoreline like radar;the sand is strewn with jellyfish.I thread back, reeled in through marram and half-submerged lolly-stickstill snagged in a sudden hollow.Below, a young couple,...
by Ivory Web | May 22, 2010 | Prose & Poetry
Souvenir My daughter could not bring the sun from Greece.So she arrived, swinging a carrier bag,Light blue, bristling with Ks, and crammed with sweets. First, there was nougat, which I knew from slabsBuried in chocolate, stale black card, as logsSulked into...
by Ivory Web | May 21, 2010 | Prose & Poetry
Love Cliché Rebekah believed in the power of the healing heartHearing her say this didn’t crush his heart,But a part crumbled to the floor. Another time she actually said the words,One following the other, “mission statement”. “Never settle,”Patently...
by Ivory Web | May 20, 2010 | Prose & Poetry
LightLight likes to travel at his own speed,making up stories about kingdoms and good deeds,unfolding – eh voila! -a tiny vulnerable brand-new street café -then resting for a while on any sesame portal,or in the vicinity of a closing-down sale,turning his...
