£12.00 inc. p. and p. Since the start of the genocidal war by Israel against the Palestinian people, poems have flooded in to Culture Matters. We have... Continue reading
(Photo credit: NASA/Paul E. Alers) by Alan McCormick You heard his speech, right? So-called President. Not good. Not good at his job. Not a good person, as... Continue reading
Recently I attended a meeting organised by the Liverpool writers’ group Writing on the Wall, to gather ideas for the 25th version of their annual May literature... Continue reading
Death camp echoesas Sieg Heiltakes to the stage the war is back,our forefathers have risenfrom their marble memorials The cenotaphs are emptyas a new generation joins themto... Continue reading
A beautiful blue sky, white picket fences,perfect red roses sway elegant in the breeze,a serene perfect suburban American dream,all is tea and serenity, all is still blue... Continue reading
by Nick Moss “…the poet’s function is to describe , not the thing that has happened, but a kind of thing that might happen” – Aristotle, The... Continue reading
by Steve Pottinger, with image above by Martin Gollan my sisters, my friends. It is so easyto pick up the first stone and cast it.To declare proud... Continue reading
by Christopher Norris You can call me his chief protector,You can call me his hired gun,Or his strong-arm press-deflectorSince it’s one of the jobs I’ve done.Started off... Continue reading
Poldark series All men were born in the same way: no privilege existed which was not of man’s own contriving.Winston Graham Ross Poldark (1945) Introduction The recent drama, Victoria (2016-2019) on... Continue reading
poem and image above by Lewis Wyn Davies It’s not only the goalsthat wet both eyes.Not only the numberof market towns, cathedral citiesand bashful hamlets between the... Continue reading