‘Masks’ – a translation by April Yee of Sebastián Núñez Torres
April writes: “Chilean poet and academic Sebastián Núñez Torres (b. 1984) explores the fracturing of self and society in Las arpas rotas (Bajo …
Ana Blandiana: Poet, Civic Figure, Woman
Ana Blandiana at Authors’ Reading Month 2019, Wrocław, Poland. (c) Rafal Komorowski Andreea Iulia Scridon Though her name may only be …
‘Neighbours’ – a poem by Mark Russell
Neighbours Grant was exhausted. I leaned over the shrub and watched him trying to hit a five-foot high stake into the ground. …
‘Those Days’ – a poem by Gary Allen
Photo by Paweł Czerwiński on Unsplash Those days There was always a simpleton as far back as I can remember …
‘Peace in East Sussex’ – a poem by Colin Falck
The below poem is taken from Colin Falck’s final poetry collection, Leni’s Triumph, published by Shoestring Press shortly before his death in December at …
‘Like walking in the rain’: César Vallejo, Carolyn Forché, and the problem of witness
César Vallejo in 1929; the cover of Carolyn Forché’s The Country Between Us (Harper & Row, 1982) Jonathan Hitchens The very …
‘The Bunkers at Wissant’ – a poem by Will Stone
The below poem is taken from Will Stone’s latest poetry collection, The Slowing Ride, published by Shearsman last autumn. The …
Two poems by Anna Chorlton
Welcombe Moonlight exposes a split ship releasing souls. One – naked torso gleaming – battles toward shore, arcing arms throttling breakers, …
The Haunted Forties: Wrey Gardiner and Poetry Quarterly
Mark Valentine On the trestle table beneath the balconies and chandeliers of the Winter Gardens in the old spa town there was a …
‘Namái Ye Un Ayeri’ – a poem in Asturian and English by Xe M. Sánchez
Namái Ye Un Ayeri los poemes aseméyense abondu a eses ciudaes que les lleendes alluguen baxu les agües o sapozaes baxu …