Two new poems by Katrina Naomi

FebruaryAnd suddenly, we’re all artists – a Brueghel of dark against the heavy white,refashioning ourselves in monochrome. Polar bears squat the fir trees. Londoners loved up in this foam disco. And I’ve had my fight for today.~ ~ ~ ~ ~It Is Not Truethat I sent...

Midsummer haiga by Rachel Green

It's Midsummer's Night Eve (well it still is here in the UK) and what better than a faerie themed haiga…* Rachel Green is a regular IS&T haiga contributor – as well as a novel writer who will shortly become an novel author but she starts every day...

Kate Mitchell's flame in waning

Wax DaysThe days they meltCascading down likeWax descending your candleFalling into each other untilThey hardenAnd freeze in timeFrozen over in this cold, cold cityBitter winds and harsher heartsDo you remember bedroom wall hieroglyphics?Written in pencilTo be erased...

Making an expensive trip to the dentist

A Trip to the Dentist BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ (bright light shining)(head back, eyes closed)(funny taste, weird smell) RRRREEEEEEEEEEHHHHHHHHHHHHHZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ “Open up wider, please”“Lift up your...