A Glimpse of Gambian Life after Covid
‘A Glimpse of Gambian Life after Covid’ is from a novel ‘River Country’, by Emily Fowke.
Browsing: Culture
In the Gorge of the Dragon
For Marie Moroni, the caves of her region offer a sensitive narrative, as a place of refuge, and bearer of memory and heritage.
Fiction: Beyond Use
“Everyone who knew Frank O’Hara knew him to be calm and pragmatic”.. no bad thing when .. “around him were figures in green uniforms and balaclavas” New fiction Beyond Use by
Musician of the Month: Rosa Feodora
Rosa Feodora tendency to overthink is also one of her greatest strengths. Beyond its darker sides, if you learn how to ride it, overthinking can become a powerful tool
Poem: Chimera Times
Chimera Times You’ve lived beyond your relevance— Another song, another age, Another line while in…
Musician of the Month: Cedar Dobson
I am a California native Irish traditional musician based in Ireland. I started playing music…
Fiction: PANOPTICON
The Panopticon The panopticon is an architectural design for institutional buildings with an inbuilt system…
Poem: ‘The con cometh’
The con cometh The demon smirks, having laid out her wares. Will they see what…
Flash Fiction: Book Lover
I cruise the Philosophy section of Hodges Figgis, watching, waiting. Like an old-fashioned spy I…
A Tender, Provocative Interweaving of Earthly and Divine
Review: Eros Rex, poems by Haley Hodges, Orison Books. Brimming over with desire, Haley Hodges’…
Musician of the Month: Jenny Ní Ruiséil
Jenny Ní Ruiséil is a musician and Yoga teacher, based in the west of Ireland.…
Review: Namanlagh by Tom Paulin
Review: Namanlagh by Tom Paulin (Faber and Faber, 2025) The “power to think / has…
Political Art – from Banksy to Weimar
A reliable source, who happens to be representing him, now informs me that Banksy is…
Poem: Gillnets
Gillnets I remember as a child picking them out from the bow, and peering down…
Poem: ‘Fothering the Sheep’
Fothering the sheep Only minus seven this morning but the gate latches are frozen solid.…
Poem: There is a Panther on the Streets of Paris
There is a Panther on the Streets of Paris slinging hammocks of intent between each…
Contemporary Turkish Poetry Considered
Review: Fog Bells: 8 Contemporary Turkish Poets (Dedalus Press, 2025) “A writer’s life”, the poet…
Poem: Luke 2:1-7
Luke 2:1-7 _ It was the time Augustus Caesar had cried…