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.
Three poems by Stephanie Leal
The Fruit Stand1.Pears should not be placedin the refrigerator.That keeps them too hard.2. Grapes may be frozen.You may eat them like ice-pops,but chew, do not suck.3. Though it seems not right,you...
This is FLASH fiction – and possibly an anagram – by Sarah Hilary
After a long illness, quietly at home First, I want to show you his room. Lemon walls, a bit greasy just there above the bed. And yes I know. Should’ve washed his hair more often. He hated...
New prose/flash by Karen Carlson
A Practical Illustration of Entropy John loves Mary. Mary used to love John. She got over that a long time ago and now loves Peter, who thinks he might love Mary, but he might also...
New poetry by John Grey
SUMMER BUSINESS September. Crowds leave.What tanned on beachesnow works the factories.The tiny ice-cream stand shutters.Joe measures his bank-bookagainst the great winter idleness.He hates the...
Two poems by Nuala Ni Chonchuir
Straw Widow Monday is putting in time,Tuesday, the longest day,Wednesday, a frisson –a swell between my legswhile I track your journeyfrom industrial estate,to train, to bigger train;the final...
Katrina has been studying sugar packet art
sugar packet artHere's my number. You should call me if you ever get bored. You can ask me to coffee. I'll politely ask you if you had somewhere particular in mind, and you'll probably...
New flash fiction by Brian George
SHE PLAYED ME LIKE A STEEL GUITARWinter trees scrape the cracked sky. Clouds like old bruises mass in the late afternoon. I walk on. She played me like a steel guitar, coaxing out sweet sliding...
New poetry by Gwilym Williams
A couple of months ago (see 15 June posting + cover artwork) we ran a news item about regular IS&T contributor Gwilym Williams' new collection Genteel Messages (Poetry Monthly Press, ISBN...
New poetry by Kerry Hudson
An Economy of LettersAfter the phone call my heart turned to blackened honeycomb. With every sore beat it rained Chernobyl snow down on soft unprepared insides.Breathe became a baby.Struggling for...
Tola Ositelu is feeling confident
ConfidenceIt runs ahead of me, makes an announcementAnd gives a full descriptionOf who I will beIn the years to comeAnd I’m still trying to catch My breathI wish I could keep up With my...
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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