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.
New poetry by Will Collins
It's the start of the fly-away holiday season, and I think we've all been here...Please Read the Safety Instruction ManualHe donned a yellow jacket, pretend blew downa red whistle. ...
New poetry by Roddy Williams
the 100 minute biblea new short bible’s in the shops, like god’s highlightsfor part-time belief.it has the good bitslike genesis with the snakeand special effects.not much begatting.i think i will...
Two pieces of life by Jim Bennett
25 along West 23rdis the Hotel Chelseaa place people goto talk to ghosts in the damp wallsfeet and carapacescratchturn crisp loose wallpaperinto a sounding boardthe sound of bedsthumping...
Geoff Stevens goes decimal
THE DECIMALISATION OF EMILYEmily is 36.48 years oldshe's 1.65 metres talland measures36.3827.2and 36.33 recurringShe weighs in at 128.54 poundsas her weight hasn't got used to kilograms...
Two poems by Belinda Dale
EntropyShe lies inert, in her hand the phone waitsstatic.Wears a smilelike the other girls.Hair straightened -- salon shine,because she’s worth it.Perfect skin,regular uniform...
Two pieces by Deborah Bates
white ink (07134 258796)there it sat - the numerical love note written on a napkin.never had a 3 or a 7 shined so bright. even to a magpie.the 0 swirled like a whirlpool of disappointment,...
Prose poetry by Sharon Petts
Sex With David AttenboroughHave you noticed the way the way David Attenborough says sexual? Sek-sule… He just has to put those syllables together and you're in the realms of two slugs...
Say it – by Jesica Flowerdew
Say It Subdue meMake a berry jewelIn the furnace of your throatHold it on your tongueHang it in the airMakeMe Wait,Roll it from thereInto my ear.Make me submit,Start to say itSwallow it,Let the...
Two poems by Richard Wink
There is an army of THEM dipstick depravitycrossed swords,intense dribblingover suicide girls I'm wearing tight Lycra tonightswapping pillowswith a model in drag caricatured...
New flash fiction by Sarah Black
45 Seconds and GoneThat teacher with her smiling face, she’s always, how was your weekend? My fist in her fucking mouth, that’s how it was. I ought to tell her, just to watch her eyes, all caring...
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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