by Kevin Patrick McCann Selected for chantingOn a demonstrationHe’s cuffed and bundledInto a police van,Unloaded at the stationThen it’s “Full name Grandad!” “Spell that!” “Identification!” The old... Continue reading
by Kevin Patrick McCann Raise a flag, found a countryOn someone else’s land,Wait a while, then expand:Pick a village, attack at dawn,Spare no-one, make no secretOf what... Continue reading
Listen,He wasn’t some noble knightBack from the CrusadesWho found Merry England had changed,No lover of the Lionheart,Not him or any KingBut just a manWho sawThe harrying of... Continue reading
Prisoners at Dachau concentration camp, CC PDM 1.0 She… Took photographs (guard towers) Made notes (barbed wire) But finally (gallows site) Just stood (medical block) Fading Into... Continue reading
by Kevin McCann As Michelangelo’s collecting marble From the local quarry And his lads load up the cart He spots a cracked green chunk Propping open an... Continue reading
In Gaza by Kevin McCann, with image above by Martin Gollan There’s a boy, Maybe three, maybe four, Dirty knees, Dusty face, Tousled hair And within arm’s... Continue reading