by Ivory Web | Jun 13, 2007 | Prose & Poetry
GoneGoneMy arms clutch silenceI hold sky against my heartSo very empty• Paddy Tarrant is another of our favourite contributors. Her new book Broken Things will be published in September.
by Ivory Web | Jun 11, 2007 | Prose & Poetry
Waiting12pmI hate waiting – always have. 1pmMemories are littered with queues springing up ambushing me whilst I rushed for trains and zoo visits in torrential rain marred by people with umbrellas leaping out from under trees. 2pmI wished, back in the...
by Ivory Web | Jun 10, 2007 | Prose & Poetry
Catch On The FlyFull barrel up 53 north,heading to Lake Zurich, IL,Christian talk radio 1660on the radio dial,crisp winter daysunbeams dancing downon the pavement like midgets.85 mph in a 65 mph zone,just to aggravate the police,black Chevy S10 pick up,shows what a...
by Ivory Web | Jun 8, 2007 | Prose & Poetry
Scene A shiny,fat black full stop,dribbles its inky processionpast skater kidsflipping cigs and 'tricks'as I,suddenly awkward,watch an old manremove a cap –...
by Ivory Web | May 29, 2007 | Prose & Poetry
FishWhen you were eleven you loved fishing.When you were forty you went outand bought yourself the bestrods and lures your hard-earned money could buy.You even boughta special fishing hat.You sat on the bankin your nylon chair ...
by Ivory Web | May 25, 2007 | Prose & Poetry
This poem was not intended for publicationThis poem is not intended for publicationand is to be found post-humously among my effectswhen the scholars and publishers scavenge throughthe biography-shaping artefacts of my life. It has been carefully concealed so as to be...
