Waiting to Run a Raindrop Machine by Fred Voss The weather forecast says it may finally rain todayand a machinist throws open the big steel overhead doorand... Continue reading
Rwanda by Steven Taylor One of the most egregious chargesIs that we’re sending youTo save money. It’s ridiculous. It’s going to cost a fortune. We’re sending you... Continue reading
Now Ukraine by Jim Aitken, with image by Martin Gollan 1.Yes, it is absolutely ghastly and gruesome.Yes, Putin is responsible for war crimesbecause war itself is a... Continue reading
Ireland is a Landlord by Declan Geraghty It’s just doors and wallsjust a tiny spot of landjust plastic and woodjust tubes and metalfor water and heatcables for... Continue reading
Christ tries to enter Global Britain, Easter 2022 by Chris Nash Adrian Henri, beat poet brothercreator of Christ’s entry in 1964to free-verse, free-jazz, ... Continue reading
Bucha by Lisa Kelly The man who confronted the tank captured by drone footage. His hands held up.His wife in the front seat, his child in the... Continue reading
It is with deep sadness that I write of the death of lifelong poet, mental health activist, and dear friend, David Kessel, who passed away on 8th... Continue reading
Fog by Rip Bulkeley We have to know. Brave journalistsboth risk and lose their lives for that.But information managersare too strong for them. They flood uswith lies... Continue reading
Siege by Rip Bulkeley ‘Wars are fought to change the enemy’s mind’. – Liddell Hart The grandchildren of the mass killers of Dresden,Coventry, Tokyo, and Leningrad, leave... Continue reading
Culture Matters publishes a lot of great poetry. Here’s Jenny Mitchell talking about why poetry matters; and the image above is from her recent award-winning book, Map... Continue reading