The Comeback Kings by Paul Francis, with image by Martin Rowson Time for a golden oldies track –the Tony/Peter duo’s backto tell their fans they’re thrilled to... Continue reading
a healthy return by Martin Hayes there was this placeand it wasn’t a town or a citybut people lived thereand there was one shop and one pubthey... Continue reading
A Greater Loss by Jenny Mitchell The first report is of a dozen migrants – eight men, three women and a child battered on the rocks, boat... Continue reading
The breaking of bread by Janet Sillett Families queuing for round flat loaveseach morning before dawn the struggle for bread Sharq Bakery in Gaza City bombed late... Continue reading
Mandatory Compliance by Steven Taylor Everyone on television Even weathermen and womenFootball commentatorsComedians, and more serious folk Naturalists and gardeners The panels on the dancing showsThe people... Continue reading
Cameron’s Crawl by David Erdos Somewhere in Chess sits that secret momentWhen the board turns to fire as the predetermined vision Ignites, and when the parade of... Continue reading
For Gaza by Mike Jenkins They dried up the terrainLike parched riverbeds with only names left They bombed the shops and warehouses –Every child’s stomach a crater... Continue reading
In Gaza by Kevin McCann, with image above by Martin Gollan There’s a boy, Maybe three, maybe four, Dirty knees, Dusty face, Tousled hair And within arm’s... Continue reading
Yer Ower Voices! (Culture Matters) £12 , ISBN 978 1 912710 54 6 Editor: Mike Jenkins Dialect poems in Welsh and English from Cymru is the subtitle of... Continue reading
Uday, One Day by Jim Aitken In memory of Uday Abu Mohsen who lived only one dayafter being killed during the Siege of Gaza, 2023. Uday was... Continue reading