Strip LightNo more loving in the dark,that inky aquariumwhere we could be anything.Though we unplug the lamps.Though we blindfold each otherwith scented masks.Still, our eyelids glow like neon lips.Still, our breath particlesfall... Read more »
The Night Hunt In the morning, in the dark,When the stars began to blunt,By the wall of Barna ParkDogs I heard and saw them hunt All the parish dogs were there,All the... Read more »
Poetry Foundation offers aid to SPD presses as the search for new homes continues Apr 26 2024 With little hope that the leadership of Small Press Distribution will emerge to help sort... Read more »
A Year of Last Things by Michael Ondaatje (Cape, £14.99)After a break of nearly 20 years, Ondaatje has returned to poetry, ruminating on sliding doors moments in life, “as those torn lines... Read more »
The concept of “genius loci” – the spirit of a place, often with a connotation of protection or nurturing – is the foundation of Esther Rutter’s revivifying blend of memoir, literary history... Read more »
36 Ways of Writing a Vietnamese Poem by Nam LeA winner of the Dylan Thomas prize for his short story collection, The Boat, Nam Le’s first poetry collection focuses on themes of anti-Asian racism,... Read more »
The deputy chair of the Melbourne writers festival, Leslie Reti, has resigned over a poetry session on Aboriginal and Palestinian solidarity in this year’s program. The festival’s artistic director, Michaela McGuire, has... Read more »
Spring Equinox, 2021 First summer nightin a world remade,streets are carless,silence walks the roads. Flamboyant, a kitefloats flame on blue,flexes wings and the fork of its tailand turns on a breath. Miles... Read more »
Listen and subscribe: Apple | Spotify | Google | Wherever You Listen Sign up to receive our weekly Books & Fiction newsletter. Photograph by Ladan Osman Donika Kelly joins Kevin Young to... Read more »