by Kate Birch | Nov 4, 2017 | Uncategorized
We move from the sublimity of ‘Self Portrait With Spiders’ to the divine ridiculousness of ‘The Chocolate Parliament’ – can it be any more ridiculous than our own – and meet sorrow, despair and isolation on the way in our very fine...
by Kate Birch | Oct 13, 2017 | 2017 poetry picks
As always, it came down to the last few votes but ‘The Seventh Car Will Be His’ by Sue Finch just edged ahead to be Pick of the Month for September. This ‘dark’ ‘sad’ poem drew voters to it because it was ‘extremely...
by Kate Birch | Oct 4, 2017 | Uncategorized
The days are closing in and there’s a chill in the air (well in our half of the world anyway) so curl up on the sofa with a cup of tea or hot chocolate and make your choice from the eclectic shortlist below (or see the ‘Vote for your Pick of the Month for...
by Kate Birch | Sep 29, 2017 | 2017 poetry picks
On the Quayside at Portsea an Old Salt Button-holes a Passer-by …there‘s no one style of pirate ship, pal, sloop or ship-of-the-line, we use any vessel we can get our hands on. It must be fast though. The pirate code forbids me to tell you more. Years...
by Kate Birch | Sep 15, 2017 | 2017 poetry picks
This was a nicely balanced competition with votes and comments across the board but Freya Jackson’s supporters just tipped the balance at the end and her ‘Cowardice’ is Pick of the Month for August. This ‘raw’, ‘visceral’ poem...
