by Ivory Web | Oct 31, 2008 | Prose & Poetry
Halloween displayThe kids are helping the librarianwith a seasonal displaythey keep asking:is this scary enough?Witches&bitchespumpkins&trollswizards&lizards& hungry magiciansGhosts&hostsof spooky castleslong-legged spiders& The Nightmare...
by Ivory Web | Oct 30, 2008 | Prose & Poetry
Sellotape It's up to you whether you curl up on me andtwist again; taking so long to let me scrape my nail under your tail,wrapping up against me leaving the sharp adhesive scent of you on my handsthat gets stronger with every pull. And...
by Ivory Web | Oct 29, 2008 | Prose & Poetry
New York City Hotel LobbyCocaine conciergefloating like disco ballsin Manhattan goldfish bowls:delivering hate-mailand condoms, ice creamand victory gin to red-faced men(wishing now was then)with suicidal girlssitting cross-legged in furson inexpensive chairsof...
by Ivory Web | Oct 28, 2008 | Word & Image
Here's our latest poetry podcast recording, courtesy of PoetCasting.co.uk. The poem – Talking to Silence – is by another IS&T contributor Hannah Silva. Hannah Silva performs her poetry regularly in the South West. In London she has performed within La...
by Ivory Web | Oct 28, 2008 | Prose & Poetry
We've had the first snowfalls of the winter in England today, so here is an appropriate poem by Matthew Friday…Snow for Abbie Abbie fizzed with excitement whenI told her there could be snow thisweekend, her beautiful face folding upinto the precious...
