Slow and Steady Wins the Race by Anne Irwin Gather from the gutterye outsiders and ruffians we’ll fatten you on ideologiesblood you for battleprepare you for war.... Continue reading
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Whose Bad Books? by Christopher Norris, with image by Martin Gollan 1 Our pastor, he said ‘Praise the Lord,Give praise unto His name,And spread the gospel news... Continue reading
Bought and Sold by Benjamin Zephaniah Smart big awards and prize moneyIs killing off black poetryIt’s not censors or dictators that are cutting up our art.The lure... Continue reading
The Day Mr Zephaniah Died after Frank O’Hara by Jenny Mitchell On the seventh day of the twelfth month 2023, at the National Maritime Museum, a minute... Continue reading
Benjamin Zephaniah was a poet who didn’t just want to read poems, he wanted to perform poems, rooted in the oral tradition, bringing poetry to life, bringing... Continue reading
Sorry We Missed You by Ben Banyard Get to the depot at stupid o’clock to load Internet impulse purchasesinto a hired van using a rented handheld.It shows... Continue reading
According to Greta Thunberg, ‘Beyonce was wrong. Girls don’t run the world: corporations and financial interests do.’ But how do you write poems about the kind of... Continue reading
Angels of Light by Nick Moss Eichmann’s first day at the International Criminal Court Checks his in-tray, prepares a list.Sets down the journal he’s bought from Aspinalls.... Continue reading
White Phosphorus A Ghazal for Gaza written on 5th November 2023 All Hallows’ Eve 2023, tenth anniversaryOf my mother’s passing from Huntington’s Disease; Outside the half-curtained living... Continue reading
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