Alexander Polzin’s Hommage a Paul Celan, Jardin Anne Frank, Paris Edward Mackinnon writes about Paul Celan, and his poem Shibboleth Shibboleth Together with my stones,heavy with weepingbehind... Continue reading
Business Meeting October 2023 by Edward Mackinnon The blood-red carpet’s been rolled out againfor the salesman with formidable armsand a mouth like the barrel of a gunwho... Continue reading
The Dancing Bear by Edward MacKinnon, with image above by Martin Gollan Back in his constituencyenjoying a beer with his own people,unshackled from the courtesies of debate,he... Continue reading
Edward Mackinnon reviews Alan Dent’s new book I started reading Alan Dent’s Palestinian Tales a short time before the recent protests against the forced expulsion of Palestinians... Continue reading
Edward Mackinnon shows how Brecht successfully integrated Marxist theory into his poetic practice “What is robbing a bank compared with founding a bank?” “In the dark timesWill there... Continue reading
THE POETRY OF BERTOLT BRECHT “What is robbing a bank compared with founding a bank?” “In the dark timesWill there also be singing?Yes, there will also... Continue reading