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.
Painting and Pianos by Jim Carson
Eightyeight String of shimmering pearlsBlack and white tremblingFor the divers touch but not afraidAnd who holds the keysMusky loverCaressed by...
Fox by Pamela Moyle
FoxThoughts elsewhere, eyes happened to glancein your direction.Dominated now, my mindabsorbingyour sleek, shining perfection.Motionless figure, pricked ears,wary and wantonapreyed on predator:king...
Cat by Catherine Busby
CatMy daughter purrs and rubs her head against my chin. It means she wants some love.She laps soya milk from a saucer.Nights are sleeplessHer brain can't restAnd so we start the day with bleary...
New poetry by Gary Kissick
Eight Dream Errata• It’s not a case of awaiting your arrival at Drummer Street Station. We’re together again on the...
Two poems by Deborah Bates
Vita SessualeSexuality oozes from unrestrained pinks –contradicted with thedelicious bass lineof masculinity.A square jaw line backdropspinched ruby nipples,on a chalky white base, whilstover a...
Two poems by Geoff Stevens
A WOMAN FOR ALL SEASONS (EXCEPT ONE) Visiting the past you gave birth to Christhad John the Baptist's head brought to yousubmitted Samson's hair to a Number One cutbared your breasts in...
Two poems by Mike Estabrook
For those of us with rats in our lofts (and possibly bats in our belfries) and facing the prospect on Wednesday of going back to the day job after the holidays, here are two timely pieces by Mike...
Jim Bennett has the secret city blues
secret city blueswhen I came here I saw twelve mencarve their way through the carbon nightwhile outside the moon played on the wallsa landscape fashioned after mountainsa memory of caves that kept...
The Togviraklippur by Gwilym Williams
The Togviraklippur Do you remember those glorious Icelandic winterswhen our oilskinned menfolk went out in shipspatrolling the seas in search of tresspassing...
Sarah Ellis is angry
How do I loathe thee?How do I loathe thee? Count the fucking ways.I loathe thee till I can feel my blood boil,So livid you make me, my insides coil.So long as the black night follows the day,I’ll...
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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