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.
Two new poems by Michael Lee Johnson
Catch On The FlyFull barrel up 53 north,heading to Lake Zurich, IL,Christian talk radio 1660on the radio dial,crisp winter daysunbeams dancing downon the pavement like midgets.85 mph in a 65 mph...
A new piece by Chris Major
Scene A shiny,fat black full stop,dribbles its inky processionpast skater kidsflipping cigs and 'tricks'as I,suddenly awkward,watch an old manremove a cap –...
New poem – and a new contributor – Fish by Deborah Arnander
FishWhen you were eleven you loved fishing.When you were forty you went outand bought yourself the bestrods and lures your hard-earned money could buy.You even boughta special fishing hat.You sat on...
One prose poem and one vignette by Geoff Mills
This poem was not intended for publicationThis poem is not intended for publicationand is to be found post-humously among my effectswhen the scholars and publishers scavenge throughthe...
Robbed by Chris Major
Robbed There is a constantprocession of cars. Mourners bring flowersand teddy bears,football shirts and photosto personalise each plot.Simple crosses showthe many youngtaken...
Three poems by Dave Migman
Spiral the rockis gonethe groundsweptclean under. the waitis longthe clocksweeps slowly around our faces. - - - - - - - - - Homage to Mountain sickle back mountain white bonered...
New prose by PT Diep
Night nemesisThe sound of birds herald the silk of night as it comes to rest on my skin, sticking like memories of lies laid down with good intentions. Sounds of day crawl back into nests and recede...
Anti Robert Mugabe poem by Chris Major
Regular contributor Christopher Major has submitted this anti Robert Mugabe piece. Anti Mugabe Poem Long live Zim((()))we,down with Mugab((()))long live...
Three poems by Michael Lee Johnson
NikkiWatching dovespeck away,all day long ata full bowlof mixed seeds,out on the balcony –the cat curlsup on the sofa,after a meagermeal of house flies –and dreams ofsparrows withwide soaringwings....
At the Dawn of Adulthood – five poems by India Badiner
The Art of San FranciscoA scene of possibilityA mixture of every desire Country and urban sea and beachFresh and crisp with rainBright and alive with sunMysterious and intriguing with cloudsAn urban...
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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