by Kate Birch | Mar 31, 2013 | Prose & Poetry
Aura Unexpectedly outside the supermarket through the sliding doors I see a friend recently returned from retreat. In that momentary flash of recognition it is not his face I see but a still bright light body halo, silver white with shopping trolley. Stepping...
by Kate Birch | Oct 27, 2012 | Blogs & News
The 2012 Poetry Festival is less than a week away and from tomorrow, Ink Sweat and 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. Contributors...
by Kate Birch | Sep 27, 2012 | Blogs & News
Ink Sweat and Tears is thrilled to announce that we are once again supporting the Discussion and its associated Short Takes at the Aldeburgh Poetry Festival, which runs from 2-4 November. The theme of this year’s Discussion is ‘Poetry as a Lifeline’...
by Kate Birch | Jun 28, 2012 | Prose & Poetry
Helping My Son With His GCSE Poetry Homework Built like a flanker, swearing like a football-dad it’s four Weetabix to a bowl, Fifa scores with strangers and show-me-the-money demands while I search for his hoodie. Any excuse for some joshing, he’s...
by Kate Birch | Jun 5, 2012 | Word & Image
Helen Ivory’s word and image boxes juxtapose found and cast objects with phrases unearthed from the Arthur Mee Encyclopedias. Her fourth Bloodaxe collection Waiting for Bluebeard is due next year. http://www.helenivory.co.uk/. ...
