by Ivory Web | Nov 5, 2007 | Prose & Poetry
for SharonI know I said I lovedHelena Bonham Carter,but since I’ve met you, Sharon,I’ve gone off her.It’s true I said I hatedthat shameless whore Madonna,but since you said you like her,I’ve gone on her.Your pin-up boyis love’s...
by Ivory Web | Nov 3, 2007 | Prose & Poetry
Caroline StreetCurry and chips?MmmmmmmmQueueShove PushFightCoppersCellYou’ve had your chipsTanked for the memoriesDown and out on all-day benderI recognise your voiceBefore I even turn round.“Oi, nutter!” you call“Pint of lager and lime and a packet of cheese and...
by Ivory Web | Nov 3, 2007 | Reviews
Separation and Overlap, a Three-Ring Circus of Poetry• Slide by Brendan Hawthorne, produced by Poetry Monthly Press, £7-99 from 20, Wharfedale Street, Wednesbury, West Midlands• The Pig by Peter Lewin, Flux Gallery Press, £7-95 from 33 Orders Lane, Kirkham, Preston...
by Ivory Web | Oct 31, 2007 | Prose & Poetry
The GuestTeeth exposed,rivulets of saliva making their way towards her neck.A ventriloquists’ dummy,poised in a silent scream.Joints, and muscles groaning under inhuman manipulation,and His seductive whisper, stop fighting me, stop thinking, just let it...
by Ivory Web | Oct 29, 2007 | Prose & Poetry
Group of Three Magic Stones by Barbara Hepworth 1973 (Kettles Yard Cambridge)The retired nurse finally found one at seventy on the beach at Wells. It has the silver tongue and flatness of the Aussie pilot’s vowels. He had accepted her virginity in the war without a...
