Welcome to the Ink Sweat & Tears Poetry Archive
This archive is formed from all the posts from that original Ink Sweat & Tears website, it now consists of everything we have published up to the end of 2019. IS&T was founded by Salt author Charles Christian in 2007 as a platform for new poetry and short prose, and experimental work in digital media. Charles ran the site single-handedly, publishing new work every day till 2010, when now sole editor, poet and artist Helen Ivory came on board as Deputy Editor. The Ink Sweat & Tears website continues to run and can be found here.
You can either click on the poems below which run from most recent to oldest, or you can search for particular poem or poet, there is also a list of all the categories to click through. From Prose & Poetry to Words and Images, Haibun, Tanka, Haiku & Haiga, in addition we have all of the Poems of the month and Poetry picks, old blogs and news, award nominated, reviews and interviews.
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Prose and poetry
Poems and prose published on the website from start to finish.
Pnina Shinebourne
from A German Autumn iv Gerhard Richter paints his daughter Sitting there watching shadows huddled in the corner he saw toes stepping into the studio a girl turning away at the edge of the...
Sarah Dunne
Unearthing The little black clutch waited to present itself, slyly hidden in Nan’s nylon shopper, fondly fingered a thousand times, before faded faux leather muscled to the fore. I...
Ramona Herdman
Shave The backs of men's necks queue on the Tube. Hot breath and the mustn't of reaching to touch. Such a little inch of shared air to transgress. Sticky dress and long haul...
Roger G Singer
Thick Collars His living walked the halls of roads where branches pointed his direction. His coats thickness covered a chest with a heart for home. Lifting and pushing is the job of...
Joolz Sparkes
Jack Kerouac’s scroll in The British Library – it’s the immense pressure of standing a beat apart, released through fine nicotine hands into dizzying thuds of keys and ribbon,...
Jane Burn
Whatever shall I do with this time to myself? There is too much and too little choice all at once So I content myself with ferreting the remains of the laundry basket. So many...
Gareth Writer-Davies
The Train is coming I shouted the train is coming a toddler on his first trip to London beyond reason on a rainy day the doors whispered and we were on our way we chatted and...
Jack Stevens
Eventual Return (Parts I and II) I You have frightened your father with the early hour phone call M11 A11 A14 To pinpoint your location on the shaking map and keep yourself...
Charlie Baylis
Elizabeth (VIII) If love be rough with you, be rough with love Prick love for pricking, and you beat love down Shakespeare Elizabeth lies helium eyed, oscillating to swan lake,...
Rhona Fraser Millar
A tiny pot of Devon custard I can still remember the smell in that bedroom, meaty, musky and sour like bad breath. I can feel the thick purple carpet pile tickling in...
Poetry Picks
Our favourite poems and ‘best of’ chosen from each month between 2007 and 2019
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Haibun, Tanka, Haiku, & Haiga
Haibun, Tanka, Haiku, & Haiga reviously published on the website.
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12 Days of Christmas
All the poems from our regular 12 days of Christmas feature.
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Words & Images
Words with images previously published on the website.
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Blogs and news
Blogs and archived news from 2007 to 2020.
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Reviews
Archived reviews from 2007 to 2020.
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Interviews
Archived interviews from 2007 to 2020.
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