by Sairah Ahsan | Feb 28, 2026 | Featured, Word & Image
Ocean Song at South Head I am born of the folk of the tropical coasts, salt-rimmed hands my inheritance. I trace the vestiges of webs between my fingers— folds printed with the pearlescent stripes of nautilus shells. My foremothers woke with lucent skins—sun dribbling...
by Sairah Ahsan | Feb 28, 2026 | Featured, Reviews
Emma Purshouse’s third full collection of poetry is a tribute to the distinctive places and voices of the Black Country of the West Midlands. It opens with a series of personal, sideways perspectives on specific landmarks and events, such as Little Nell’s...
by Sairah Ahsan | Feb 28, 2026 | Featured, Poetry
Aquamarine My compass – its needle set with a sliver of blue stone – spins and spins. Breath mists my snow goggles. I wipe them endlessly. Even in these thick seal-skin mitts my hands are frozen. I have been no place as still as this. As white....
by Sairah Ahsan | Feb 27, 2026 | Featured, Poetry
The long arc I seek justice and you hold a seashell to your ear hear oceans whispering limitless sssshhh history heaps sheering waves shattering across reefs sweeping shallow bays rearing breakers pound shelving beaches scatter shells with...
by Sairah Ahsan | Feb 26, 2026 | Featured, Poetry
Something Missing He cuts. I lie still, teach myself to dream of St David’s Bay, seaweed strewn on incoming tides, surfers slice big waves in half. He butchers with hammer, saw. No nightmares, though he says it’s possible-you could wake in the...
