Starmer’s empty promises of renewal By Paul Francis Keir Starmer says the nation hasa battle for its soul.There’s two opposing absolutescompeting for control.This moment of decisionis a... Continue reading
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Category: Poetry
Image by the author By Abdulghani Al-Shuaibi The ovens of bread are cold as stone,Like graves unmarked, the fields lie prone.Children’s stomachs echo like drums,Hollow hymns where... Continue reading
Image by Martin Gollan By Chris Norris O tell us what to do, Sir Keir,Please tell us what to do!For you’re Prime Minister, and we’reAll looking up... Continue reading
By Alan Morrison Prolific socialist poet, playwright and verse-dramatist Tony Harrison passed away yesterday aged 88. His many works included The Loiners (1970), From the School of... Continue reading
By Abdulghani Al-Shuaibi You, butcher masked in flags of false defence,Whose bombs defile the wells and fields of grace,Your creed of fire reveals your impotence—A tyrant’s hand,... Continue reading
The moon rises over destroyed buildings in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on December 15, 2024Credit: Saher Alghorra By S. J. Litherland We share the... Continue reading
By Maurice Devitt To work out where it went wrongI replayed all the news bulletins from my youth,one notable memory sparked by the cavalcadeoutside the Texas Book... Continue reading
The subject By Nick Moss There’s a fat orange man who thinks he’s a God,Swallows Propecia by the handful to thicken his locks,Sits on his throne, a... Continue reading
Bintjbeil | September 21, 2025 By Fatima Besher I am letting this poem weep,cry on top of your churches and mosques—an attempt at silencing the metal lumpthe... Continue reading
Unite Ireland By Bernadette Gallagher I believe the six counties could be up for sale,on special offer at the moment, as the UKis drowning under the weight... Continue reading
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