How Can Something So Wrong, Feel So Captain Sensible?
Stone Roses turned the stereo up a few notches, saying to to her sister, ‘That’ll…
Browsing: Literature
SIDE EFFECT
SIDE EFFECT So few cars on our Manhattan street Pigeons leaving nests that swirl between…
The Musical Duel of Apollo and Pan
Pan’s Song Your rule has lapsed Apollo, all narrative is dead, You said true form…
The Ninth Rose
In an undisclosed year, Decency took something marvelous away from me, and by extension away…
Spent Batteries
The shop sign was in a Youghal side street, and it said Afro Crafts and…
Poetry: Alex Winter
AREOPAGITE The cloud moves, low, across the landscape, leaving a slick of rainwater on the…
Banned
“I couldn’t care less!” announced Roger, sucking down the last drops of champagne from the…
Poetry – Fintan O’Higgins
Natural History Museum, Dublin Necrophorus investigator bears The dead and follows in their footsteps. Moths,…
DUMAINE
“I’m leaving.” “Oh?” “Yes. I’m moving on. Been puttin’it off, but gotta go today.” “Baggage…
Poems for Holy Week
Poetry editor Edward Clarke selects poems from Paul Curran, Billy O Hanluain, Haley Hodges Schmid,…
Poetry – Radu Vancu
Master of children’s small fingers & of the indestructible hair of girls & of the…
Prescription: Isolation
Prescription: Isolation No man is an island? Go to your room. Sweat for three days…
Coronavirus – a Poem
My life’s ambition is to write a poem For you to quiver in ecstasy, Transcending…
Poetry – Kathleen Scott Goldingay
The Lamps of the Virgins from Bearers of the Broken Vessel At dawn, weaving through…
The Continuing Story of Óglaigh na hÉireann
The Continuing Story of Óglaigh na hÉireann All around the snot-nosed parishes of Ireland small…
Poetry – Brendan McCormack
omeros is unforgiveable they come and they go fleeting wet bullets my bed has left…
Synapse Fire
One of the main things I characterize my misspent youth by, is a knack for…
Poetry – Lynn Caldwell (with recording)
Holding Vellum to the Light The pages of the city unfold its secrets like holding…