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.
Please do take a look.
Search the archive
Prose and poetry
Poems and prose published on the website from start to finish.
Angela Topping pictures the woman on a station platform…
Relinquishing BerlinFor MonikaPicture the woman on the station platform,wind pasting woollen coat to her legs;at her feet a small checked suitcase. The train she waits for will take herback to...
Tom Kelly has private intentions
Two poems today by Tom Kelly – both come from his new collection Somewhere in Heaven published by Red Squirrel Press...Private IntentionI watch the candle gutter to a nothing.By now she’s home, he...
Stef Hall is having one last sleepless night
The Last Sleepless NightTick tock the clock marks the hours wasted in trying to drift, catching sheep, fall asleep. Tick tock my mind won't let go of the things you said; you left me alone in my...
Angela Readman contemplates noon
Noonon the washing linemy neighbour's brapink as hands,small cups holdingtheir begging bowlup to the sun.* Angela Readman secretly writes prose. Her poetry book Strip is now available from Salt...
New prose poem + illustration by Romit Berger
MORNINGThe dead-awakening sound of the alarm clock tells me it is morning again. I wash up and prepare breakfast for my husband and my children. I wish them a nice day as they rush out the door. I...
Dan Wyke is spending Saturday night in St Ives
Two new poems by Dan Wyke – and read on for details of his new collection... Saturday Night in St. Ives The snack van is closing –a steel sheet padlocked over the hatch,hot oil fed down...
Kelly Kanayama says "once upon a time…"
Once upon a timewhen you were eight, it was the Complete Brothers Grimmyou turned to in lonely hours, that silver tomeof grisly parables—toes chopped off for vanity, eyes pecked out for evil or...
Reportage: Rachel Henwood on school holidays
Where not to go to pass the timeA collective sigh of relief goes up across the world this week, as, after several weeks of captivity, parents are finally being set free. Yes, school holidays have...
Nigel Pickard has gone kite flying
Two new poems from Nigel Pickard...KITE-FLYING The bold colours of the kites against the bold light blue of the Spanish sky and the bold dark blue of the sea. What little breeze there is cups...
Julia Webb is outside the feather factory
Feather Factory We kiss by the side of the feather factory,the stench of singed wings fills our noses and mouths.We are...
Poetry Picks
Our favourite poems and ‘best of’ chosen from each month between 2007 and 2019
No Results Found
The page you requested could not be found. Try refining your search, or use the navigation above to locate the post.
Haibun, Tanka, Haiku, & Haiga
Haibun, Tanka, Haiku, & Haiga reviously published on the website.
No Results Found
The page you requested could not be found. Try refining your search, or use the navigation above to locate the post.
12 Days of Christmas
All the poems from our regular 12 days of Christmas feature.
No Results Found
The page you requested could not be found. Try refining your search, or use the navigation above to locate the post.
Words & Images
Words with images previously published on the website.
No Results Found
The page you requested could not be found. Try refining your search, or use the navigation above to locate the post.
Blogs and news
Blogs and archived news from 2007 to 2020.
No Results Found
The page you requested could not be found. Try refining your search, or use the navigation above to locate the post.
Reviews
Archived reviews from 2007 to 2020.
No Results Found
The page you requested could not be found. Try refining your search, or use the navigation above to locate the post.
Interviews
Archived interviews from 2007 to 2020.
No Results Found
The page you requested could not be found. Try refining your search, or use the navigation above to locate the post.