by Helen Ivory | Oct 29, 2012 | Poetry as a Lifeline, Prose & Poetry
The 2012 Aldeburgh Poetry Festival runs for the 2nd-4th November, and for the next week, Ink Sweat & Tears is featuring poems on the theme ‘Poetry as a Lifeline’ which is the subject of the IS&T-supported Discussions and Short Takes this year. ...
by Helen Ivory | Oct 28, 2012 | Poetry as a Lifeline, Prose & Poetry
The 2012 Aldeburgh Poetry Festival runs for the 2nd-4th November, and for the next week, Ink Sweat & Tears will be featuring poems on the theme ‘Poetry as a Lifeline’ which is the subject of the IS&T-supported Discussions and Short Takes this year. ...
by Helen Ivory | Oct 26, 2012 | Prose & Poetry
The tone of your voice I watch you answer the phone. From the tone of your voice, I realise it’s over. I hear the tenderness I had understood was mine. You run your fingers through your hair, The breeze unsettling your dress. I comb your exquisite...
by Helen Ivory | Oct 25, 2012 | Prose & Poetry
Going Home The house has grown small and fragile. The ghosts at the top of the stairs are now cupboards holding dolls that are strange and worn and familiar, they suffocate the excitement of childhood. Somewhere inside...
by Helen Ivory | Oct 24, 2012 | Reviews
Third Book, Third Charm Sky Thick with Fireflies is Ethna McKiernan’s most recent collection, brought out in 2012 by Salmon Poetry (County Clare, Ireland), also the publisher of her second collection, The One Who Swears You Can’t Start...