by Ivory Web | Nov 27, 2010 | Prose & Poetry
Weeping Waterfalls Braided streams of smoky sandDance in time by the water’s edgeHissing as they passDressing my feet. Cascading cliffs yield their stocksWeeping waterfalls of mist and stoneUnveiling the futureWith past designs.* Conor Ebbs says...
by Ivory Web | Nov 26, 2010 | Prose & Poetry
Mr. BootsThe last thing Bruce wanted to do while driving though upstate New York was stop at the highway rest area – but he had to. He brought in a book, locked the door, and sat down.After a moment, someone came in and sat in the next stall. The new neighbor was...
by Ivory Web | Nov 26, 2010 | Haibun, Tanka, Haiku & Haiga
A steel meat hook Clink-clanks onto the tile floor;Dead ears don't hear# # # # #TV aerials against The evening sky The smell of supper# # # # #The smog and grumbleOf cars returning homeWakes the streetlamps* Phuoc-Tan Diep is a poet and a histopathologist hidden...
by Ivory Web | Nov 25, 2010 | Reviews
Sandgrain and Hourglass by Penelope Shuttle, Bloodaxe Books, £8.95 128ppWhat I love about this collection is that all the poems here arise from genuine experiences which urgently insist on being spoken about and shared. The elegiac poem is an important genre both for...
by Ivory Web | Nov 24, 2010 | Prose & Poetry
Love MeLove is never enoughso build me a bed out of all those romance novelswhere happily ever after is the resultno matter how it's written or hidden behind other words.Spread the blood that has pumped from every broken heartthat never was mended by love,saturate...
