by Ivory Web | Dec 5, 2011 | Reviews
In The Distance David Cooke Night Publishing ISBN: 978-1-146-096581-8, Paperback 95ppAn unusual collection in a number of ways, this is David Cooke’s first publication for many years. Having won an Eric Gregory Award in 1977, while still an undergraduate,...
by Ivory Web | Dec 4, 2011 | Prose & Poetry
AvalanchesWhen my little brother does stuffI can't do any moreI force out jealousybetween the crystalsand the ice turns blue.A new born whale suckles from its forty ton motherin the clear tropical watersoff the island of Tongain the Pacific. In a librarya girl...
by Ivory Web | Dec 3, 2011 | Prose & Poetry, Reviews
Ok, it's that time of year again – well, nearly. I am running a 12 days of Christmas feature again on IS&T, starting December 25th. Send me your poems, short prose and word&image pieces with '12 Days IS&T' in the subject...
by Ivory Web | Dec 2, 2011 | Prose & Poetry
“Everything So Blue”I am dreaming hard about heat. About fire. It's been fifteen years, the memory now brittle lace. My hand is splayed in birdcage fashion. Four pink fingers are latched onto the paint flecked copper heat vent at the head of my...
by Ivory Web | Dec 1, 2011 | Prose & Poetry
Argyle Street 1983The stone setts ripped from Argyle Street Were dumped by the council for freeAs a heap of odd angles in our drive On a day when heat...
