Homage to Henry Kissinger
When Henry Kissinger again fails to die Another tree in the Central Highlands loses all…
Browsing: Literature
Talking Through Your Chin-Box 3.2
Gasping for a hit, Carl made himself a fresh cup of coffee. But big-nosed and…
Poetry – Haley Hodges
Make of me, too, a microcosm Make of me, too, a microcosm— Merger, marry, manifest…
Candidate for the Roberts Prize
It was an honour to be elected. I was on the faculty at Inchfield, and…
Poetry – Kevin Higgins
After Recent Unfortunate Results Next election onwards, there’ll be a second vote for those who…
Poetry – Oliver Tickell
Five Poems trampled, rain-sodden the leaves brown, green, yellow and a crimson gilded wings flapping…
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…
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…