The pyramid of power By Jim Aitken We were the slaves and then the serfs,we were the peasants, no better than the serfs.Later we were indentured slaves,... Continue reading
By Alan Morrison You threw out The Red Flag & JerusalemFor the Union Jack & God Save The King& a Party that didn’t stand for anything,You sold... Continue reading
Image by Karen Dietrich By Nick Moss In the June/July 2026 issue of The London Magazine, the editors asked a broadly selected group of poets of some... Continue reading
Image: Wikicommons By Chris Norris The three monkeys of Japanese Buddhist-influenced folklore embodied the precepts ‘see no evil’ (cover your eyes), ‘hear no evil’ (block your ears),... Continue reading
By Alan Morrison With her much critically praised debut collection Hedge Fund and Other Living Margins (2012), Helen Moore established herself as a passionate proponent of eco-poetry.... Continue reading
Commons image of Ahmed Samir Odeh By Nick Moss ONEAdministrative detention sounds like nothing much,Sounds like a formality, like a temporaryBureaucratic hold; like a traffic stop.Unless you’re... Continue reading
By Jeff Gallagher Your hunger makes you smack your lips –what will you take away? – and then yougape astonished at the menu:all he seems to serve... Continue reading
Prime Minister Burnham: commons image By Chris Norris Eeny-meeny-miny-moe,Catch McSweeney by the toe;If he hollers, don’t let go –He’ll run to Mandy, Josh & Co!He’ll tell you:... Continue reading
Photo: Wikicommons By Chris Norris I’m Handy Andy, I’m your manWhen urgent jobs need doin’,Like sticking to the Osborne planTo save the rich from ruin. Or doing... Continue reading
Book cover The Spanish Civil War erupted in late July, 1936. To mark the anniversary, Culture Matters has just published this book, an anthology of poems selected... Continue reading