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- Barbara Crooker: poems from Slow Wreckage
THEN The past is never dead. It’s not even past. William Faulkner Oak leaves stamped against a chicory skyswirled with clouds, like a marble I once hadand lost. It’s probably still there, caught in a drypuddle, a tree root, or one of those cracked pavements of childhood that we walkedon going to school. We roamed … Read more - Preacherman Don’t Care About My Soul No More | Song by David Michael Jackson
Preacherman don’t care about my soul no more.He’s not knocking at my doorHe’s too busy getting out the voteto care about my soul anymore.to care about my soul anymore He used to send the kids aroundwith a pamplet and a smileNow they’re not here, they’re downtown.My soul’s been lonely for awhileMy soul’s been lonely for … Read more - Detours Poem by Ralph Monday
Detours Rounding the curve, halted by the SUV’semergency blinkers winking like someDis tower, I fell obediently in line as afirst grader in the cafeteria. Head on collision, the officer said,before directing me to the detourahead. Passing the crumpled car,front shoved in like a monkey playingaccordion, I noticed the blanket coveredform loaded like a cord of … Read more - Hollywood Woman A Poem by Sara L Russell 18th March 2023She has had an illustrious lifestyleand many well-earned accolades;donates to some causes quite worthwhileshe has gongs and awards now, in spades. Her mansion’s been featured in Tatlerin Mode Avantgarde and OK;She’s been called a trooper and a battlerand she always has plenty to say. But her face is a bone of contentionit is fixed in … Read more
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- Hollywood Woman A Poem by Sara L Russell 18th March 2023
- When the Messiah Comes poems from Aieka by Daniela Ema Aguinsky Translated from Spanish by Amparo Arróspide & Robin Ouzman Hislop
- To kill or not to kill Bill. A Poetry Text by Robin Ouzman Hislop. Excerpt from Cartoon Molecules
- Africa North. An Excerpt from All the Babble of the Souk by Robin Ouzman Hislop
Poetry Posts
- Barbara Crooker: poems from Slow Wreckage
THEN The past is never dead. It’s not even past. William Faulkner Oak leaves stamped against a chicory skyswirled with clouds, like a marble I once hadand lost. It’s probably still there, caught in a drypuddle, a tree root, or one of those cracked pavements of childhood that we walkedon going to school. We roamed … Read more - Hollywood Woman A Poem by Sara L Russell 18th March 2023She has had an illustrious lifestyleand many well-earned accolades;donates to some causes quite worthwhileshe has gongs and awards now, in spades. Her mansion’s been featured in Tatlerin Mode Avantgarde and OK;She’s been called a trooper and a battlerand she always has plenty to say. But her face is a bone of contentionit is fixed in … Read more
- When the Messiah Comes poems from Aieka by Daniela Ema Aguinsky Translated from Spanish by Amparo Arróspide & Robin Ouzman Hislopi. La foto de mi abuela el día de su casamiento Sé que no lo deseabas pero lo hiciste. El buen chico judío asignado no resultó tan buen chico. Pasé tu edad no me casé con el mío. Lo deje ir lejos una noche de luna en la terraza tomó mi mano y dijo no … Read more
- Singularity Poem by David JacksonTrillions of galaxies and each one unique, all filled with solar systems and each one unique. Every single person is different, unique, every rock, every bird, every one of us everything in the
Art Posts
- Hollywood Woman A Poem by Sara L Russell 18th March 2023She has had an illustrious lifestyleand many well-earned accolades;donates to some causes quite worthwhileshe has gongs and awards now, in spades. Her mansion’s been featured in Tatlerin Mode Avantgarde and OK;She’s been called a trooper and a battlerand she always has plenty to say. But her face is a bone of contentionit is fixed in … Read more
- Unraveling the Intricacies of Law in Shakespearean Plays: Insights, Themes, and Analysis
- How to Use Chromatic Black in Oil PaintingHow to Make Chromatic Black For Painting | Artist #shorts How To Mix Your Own Black Oil Paint – Chromatic Black Color Mixing Oil Paint | How I Paint Realistic Skin Tones REALISTIC PAINTING – FUR TECHNIQUES, GRASS AND FOLIAGE, GLOWING SKY, BIGHORN SHEEP How to mix black with primary colours: Part 2 Chromatic black … Read more
- Ekphrastic Poem Peace and Motion by Shakiba (Yorkshire Arts) and Tony Martin Woods
Shakiba (a Persian word for a patient, tolerant and gentle person) is an artist based in Leeds, Yorkshire, since 2014. She is self-taught and works with Acrylic Pouring Techniques. Painting helped her to overcome the stress of her PhD thesis in a scientific discipline, which she completed in 2020. Editor’s note: for further viewing … Read more
