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- They say He was a carpenter | Carpenter PoemThey say He was a carpenter. I can only say, I have known carpenters. They don’t seemed to have been trained. They seem to have always known boards and decks and floors and walls and square, always square like a flag their square like Plato’s perfect order, Shakespeare’s law, their square. I wonder if He … 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
- To kill or not to kill Bill. A Poetry Text by Robin Ouzman Hislop. Excerpt from Cartoon MoleculesTo kill or not to kill Bill* i Weary if it weren’t a country from whose border the slings and arrows of ardent hope for die us to put up with those of them put up with those of them to die you that actually Bill’s last bullet to get to this point the question … Read more…
- Africa North. An Excerpt from All the Babble of the Souk by Robin Ouzman HislopAfrica North Solstice winds, rain return in spells a moon waxes full, dogs howl as well. All the babble of the Souk men over there, over there women. All the life of the planet so little part of it that I breathe. Weather beaten highlands, once passed through. The river bed, no more like a … Read more…
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Poetry Posts
- 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
- Melcome | Poem by Jessica Skyfield
Melcome to my echo chamber. I’m having fun, (right now). And that’s what it’s all about, right? Now. Behold the meaningless rantings of a mad(whoa)man. Sliding slipping sagging as time warps and wears picking up speed on the downhill slide. Infinite neural networks these/those/them/there/their/they’re sliding glass doors shut but I can still see back through; … Read more… - About That First Love and other Poems by John Grey
ABOUT THAT FIRST LOVE It did not feel like they had told me. Less emotional, more like somebody gifting me a brand new red sports car. Hormones, I barely understood. But horsepower was a cinch. I didn’t lose my heart. It was more a great flap in my head. And it wasn’t war of course. … Read more… - The New World Order | Poem by Ray Miller
The holiday romance is wintering in the blankets of her bestest buddy. There’s an empty ring in the silver tin, and candles light the depths of her study, where she’s practising pole dancing and TEFL; she’ll throw a dart in a part of the globe and chase the arrow for some precious metal while … Read more…
Art Posts
- 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… - Poetry Robin Ouzman Hislop’s books on Goodreads
All the Babble of the Souk by Robin Ouzman Hislop Robin Ouzman Hislop, born UK, graduate in philosophy & religions, has travelled extensively throughout his lifetime but now lives in semi- retirement as a TEFL teacher and translator. Robin was editor of the 12 year running on-line monthly poetry journal Poetry Life and Times. … Read more…
