Commons image By Jim Aitken ‘And Joseph took the body, and wrapped it in a clean linen shroud, and laid it in his own tomb, which he... Continue reading
Continuing Madness, by Alison Lochhead By Steve Pottinger Here is a thing. It is open.You need the thing to be open, but you do not like the... Continue reading
By Omar Sabbagh, in Beirut If there was a man with a due and special briefwho died in utter pain today, the last drop of working sapin... Continue reading
By Nick Moss I have heard the 2nd rate reformist flotsam of my generation spill platitudinous flag-waving mendacities like shit from a Thames Water sewer pipe as... Continue reading
Commons image By Jenny Farrell On this 110th anniversary of the Easter Rising, we remember the first anti‑imperialist uprising in Europe – a moment when Ireland’s long... Continue reading
Commons image By S.J. Litherland Where poetry hesitates at the door of being ninety,the arc of desire, the drift of families, is it the timefor harsh truths,... Continue reading
Israeli bombing of Nabatieh, March 10 2026. Wikimedia Commons Poem and commentary by Omar Sabbagh, in Beirut Freedom In The Age of Trump A simple bird once... Continue reading
Music teacher Ahmed Abu Amsha performs for children and adults in Gaza. Image: YouTube/United Nations By Mike Jenkins (for Ahmed Abu Amsha) He took a note from... Continue reading
Rhys Williamson By Charlie Weinberg Last night I went to see A Very Difficult Person written and performed (as a work in progress) by Rhys Williamson at... Continue reading