by Ivory Web | May 12, 2010 | Reviews
Yes, by Caroline Gilfillan, Hawthorne Press, 2009: £5The title of Caroline Gilfillan‘s pamphlet seems to represent the collective affirmation of all her characters who engage in intensely passionate relationships, whether as lovers or friends. What makes the...
by Ivory Web | May 11, 2010 | Prose & Poetry
SevenIf I lean back in my first-grade deskand expose my throat to the drop-ceilingand fluorescent lights then Becky McFarlandwill be along to tickle me as shemoves up and down the rows in the classroom.I bite mine off but she has fingernailsthat scratch my throat and...
by Ivory Web | May 11, 2010 | Haibun, Tanka, Haiku & Haiga
VIDEO REQUIREMENTS a Senryu Sequence you must be able to handle existing views –smile for the camera! the frame ratemuch too slow –I’ve lost you again scalable graphicuser interface –say that five times!pan and tilt –you keep movingin bed at odd...
by Ivory Web | May 10, 2010 | Prose & Poetry
Sirenomelia Baby (foetal specimen, pathology museum) This little mermaid is jarred; feels the moon tugAt the kernel of fluid she floats in. SealedSo far from the sea, stranded in a tiny glass poolBeyond the highest tide, she holds hands...
by Ivory Web | May 9, 2010 | Prose & Poetry
Two short pieces today – by Jo Overfield and Esther Poyer…Southend, SouthendSouthend, Southend, how does your garden grow?With concrete slabs and shopping centre domes,And Starbucks all in a row.* Jo Overfield is a writer, performance poet, podcast presenter and...
