The habit of hanging artworks on my garden fence The giant Buddha sits crossed legged meditating on Time with his back to me. He’s taller than the black maple tree and the pagoda on the horizon. The image is reflected in the waters of Lake Mahor and todays...
LEOTARD I am a small parcel a small peach in a brown paper bag a tightly cornered hot-crossed bun I tremble in a tin I love Victorian buildings I fall asleep in a red Renault Cleo am so kind am so tired go for the bread at...
Climber and volcano – the fusion of imagery. Power of grit and determination. You know when a work of art or literature takes you to another place, to the limits? Well Camille McCawley’s ‘Maungawhau’ does just that and it is for this reason that this...
A Smear of Lineage / I Tried ‘This piece was written for the co-curation initiative with Manchester Poetry Library, seeking to introduce Imazighen and French poetry to the library’s shelves. A Smear of Lineage / I Tried explains the difficulty of...
Family. Food. Heritage. Continuity. Love A comment that says it all and, after a closely fought contest, was almost certainly the reason that Lalah-Simone Springer pipped her rivals at the post with her poem ‘Dasheen’ becoming the Pick of the Month for July 2022....
