Which is the Dream? by Ann Irwin Last night I dreamedI walked the crunchy grass at Duacheenspeckled purple and yellowragged robin vetch and trefoilsthe scent of rising... Continue reading
May Day is Jackie Kay’s latest poetry collection. It is addressed to her parents, Helen and John Kay, who adopted her as a baby. They had both... Continue reading
Talking with Mr Strummer about the nature of the world by Steve Pottinger “They’d send a limousine anyway…” – The Clash You were right, Joe.More right than... Continue reading
Fourteen Years Fourteen years have torn the nation’s soul,Ripped it apart & warped it with hate,History will recount the Tory toll. Austerity, Brexit, Windrush, Grenfell,Atos, Partygate, Do... Continue reading
A Beginner’s Guide to 4-D Chess by Steve Pottinger, with image above by Martin Rowson Play the man, and not the ball.Sneer about 2019, the impotenceof protest.... Continue reading
The five winners of the seventh Bread and Roses Poetry Award are: Linda Burnett, Amy Fox, Bernadette Gallagher, John F. Keane, and Nicholas McGaughey. £100 will wing... Continue reading
There are many reports about children being recruiting into armed forces in a few different places, eg here and here. Image above: Child Soldier in the Ivory Coast, Gilbert G. Groud,... Continue reading
Fran Lock introduces The Harlot & The Rake by Peter Raynard, a new pamphlet from Culture Matters which is free to download below, with donation if possible. The front... Continue reading
Image above by Chad MCail Abecedarian for Higher Education A news account some years ago said several Bereaved parents formed a group,Commissioned a report into studentDeaths. Why... Continue reading
The Kristallnacht Variations by James O’Brien Children of rape in a disputed territory,Cry from diseased hinterlands, abandoned,The striated embellishment of the spray can,The incendiary enticement of petrol,... Continue reading