Charlie Baylis
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On ‘Rite of Passage’ by Dom Bury & ‘What Fire’ by Alice Miller
Charlie Baylis Environmental poetry has made a comeback, with terror-infused natural disaster coverage and polarising climate protests riding high in the news agenda, coupled with young, idealistic spokespeople to celebrate or vilify, the environment is once again a buzz word. The resurgence in newsworthiness has fed back into poetry and revitalized a…
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‘claim your ghost’ – a poem by Charlie Baylis
claim your ghost for sophie a night of solitude by the river driftwood floating through the distance thinking back to the time before you were born when the willow’s branches were lines of unblemished philosophy winding backwards through time to the moment before you were born the willow’s leaves grow…
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‘madonna’: a poem by Charlie Baylis
madonna there’s no art in america, it’s all sugar & war. – sophie robinson i wake up dreaming i’ve made it here in new york i’ve made it everywhere dreaming of myself as a cheerleader the tassels of my glittering pom-poms are unblemished lines of philosophy the blue sky shines…