Pastuso in Rwanda by Jim Aitken First they came for my dear friend, Mr Samuel Gruber,who came originally from Hungary, I think.Then they came for me early... Continue reading
Return to previous page
Page 57
Someone To Eat Bread With by Alan McGuire Compañeros, CompañerasSit down hereVino o agua Break bread with meFlakes and crumbs fallLeave themWe’ll clean them up after CompañerasRemember... Continue reading
Ruling From the Tomb by Phil Knight “The tradition of the dead generations weighs like a nightmare on the minds of the living.” – Karl Marx Let... Continue reading
The Dancing Bear by Edward MacKinnon, with image above by Martin Gollan Back in his constituencyenjoying a beer with his own people,unshackled from the courtesies of debate,he... Continue reading
Alan Morrison introduces his republican poetry collection published by Culture Matters in time for the Coronation. [Note: This article was originally published on 5 May 2023]. One... Continue reading
The Promise of the Year Poem below by David Betteridge, poster above by Walter Crane May Day: the day when the promise of the year reproaches the... Continue reading
Conscripted by David Betteridge Being human means throwing your life entirelyon the scales of destiny, while rejoicing in every sunny day and every beautiful cloud… – Rosa... Continue reading
Late in March 2023, I went on a Cherry-blossom Season adventure to Glaschu (Scottish-Gaelic for Glasgow). Some years ago, my Auntie Sandi – or Alexandra Lucky –... Continue reading
Sculptor by Tom Hubbard They who had chiselled the names and the datesOn the angled and sunken stonesHad themselves died long ago. They sharedThe worn anonymity: memorialisedAnd... Continue reading
Nick Moss reviews Fred Voss’s latest book of poetry, available here There is a curiously valedictory tone to some of Fred Voss’s writing here. In fact “valedictory”... Continue reading
Showing 561–570 of 876 posts