Catherine Edmunds reviewed by John Irvine

by | Jun 1, 2008 | Reviews

wormwood, earth and honeyby Catherine Edmunds(85 pages, Paperback, Circaidy Gregory Press, 2008, ISBN: 978-1-906451-04-2)Reviewed for IS&T by John IrvineCatherine Edmunds’ new book of verse wormwood, earth and honey recently released by and available directly from...

New poetry by Simon Freedman

by | May 30, 2008 | Prose & Poetry

West EndPeople huddle in doorways,sharing cigarettes and stories,hugging themselvesagainst the frost, the city and the evening light.Alone as they find thatthey share the same favourites.Alone as they struggleto find the right laugh to wear.A few hours later,with a...

Short fiction/haibun by Ken Head

by | May 29, 2008 | Haibun, Tanka, Haiku & Haiga

Man With BreadThe face of labour on the streetSome days, bread warm from the oven makes it easier to forget I’ve nothing else to eat.  But not today.  Not after being told to wait while the baker’s wife helped those women in expensive coats who were in a...

Two haiku by Daniel Wilcox

by | May 27, 2008 | Haibun, Tanka, Haiku & Haiga

red hair of my wifeflickering in the hot wind,glowing bed of fire ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ crinkly gray strandsin the black brush of bristlesapproaching heir time• Daniel Wilcox, a former activist, teacher, and wanderer, is leaving a vapor trail of poetic debris,...