An extract from ‘Book of Days’ by Phoebe Power
The following is an extract from Book of Days, a long poem recounting a journey along the pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela in …
Three poems from ‘Starting Eleven’ by Matthew Stewart
Left: Aldershot striker Mike Ring (16 goals in 76 appearances) with a diving header Right: Midfielder Ian McDonald, flanked by Bill Shankly, signing for Liverpool …
‘The Southern Belle’ – a poem by Polly McCormack
Photo by Dovi on Unsplash The Southern Belle In 1812, when the building was first built, they infused the wallpaper with …
An instinct for pace and balance: on Ruth Padel’s ‘Beethoven Variations’
John Greening Some composers keep themselves out of their music, but in Beethoven the life is always peeping through. It seems natural, …
Two poems by Adam Tavel
Photo by Jack Douglass on Unsplash Somerset County Cold Case Photo, 1980 Shot from its stoop, this garden shed …
Three poems by Karen Ng
Touya From the corner of my eye I take out the stars crush each new flame into a thousand embers Purple …
Two poems by Nicola Healey
Anosmia ‘The natural world is not kind.’ – ‘How viruses shape the world’, The Economist (22nd August 2020) I live …
A primer on the nature of hearing: on Seán Street’s ‘The Sound Recordist’
Kevin Gardner As Britain’s first professor of radio, Seán Street (emeritus professor at Bournemouth University) brings to the writing of poetry a …
Two poems by Matthew Paul
Chris Balderstone in action for Carlisle United and England The Last Corinthians for Ann and Peter Sansom A cricket …
‘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 …