Terry McKee is remembering elephant ears

Elephant EarsI walked past a bakery the other day and saw those gigantic flaky pastries, aptly named elephant ears in the case. Standing outside looking in at them made me think of you, I wondered where you are, how you are, and felt sad.     Such an odd...

Alan Girling is invisible

in visibilityin behind the wheelinvisibleinviolableno one seesme rub my crotchdig my noseinspect hair in the mirrorpick filet-o-fish from teethor take my handsfrom the wheelso asto blinkno one hearsme cough 'til my eyes watersneeze across the windshieldmutter...

New podcast by Steve Tasane

Here's our latest poetry podcast recording, courtesy of PoetCasting.co.uk. The poem – Wonderdog – is by Steve Tasane, a performance poet with a wide ranging repetoire. He has performed at the Glastonbury Festival Jazz Stage and The Barbican. He has also been...

Paul Levy is saying goodbye

(Saying Goodbye) On The New Navaho Plains (at a Tribal Gathering)she was clothed in the romance of Keates with Byronic swirls shifting within the folds of her skirt         she sat on the ground in Shakespearian attitude  ...

Maureen Wheldon's feeling nostalgic

NOSTALGIA AND AUTUMNIt is a bleak daya chill windblows chilled shiversin my brain.The old man next dooris pruning his pear tree,he prunes loudly.In my gardenleaves are scattered,soon the trees will be bare.On the radio –waves of Beethovenwash over me  – ...