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Triptych 3: Souls
Children nod heads at the priest as he instructs them on sin and the soul, they arrange their faces to radiate understanding, as they might for an...
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Triptych 2: Virgins
Madonnas of the bus, balance babes on denim clad limbs, all bones and angles, not soft and milky like renaissance paintings, their eyes are luminous...
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Triptych 1: Mass
Mother in a mantilla rubs her spit dampened handkerchief across a child’s face, not clean enough for God, who lives inside and judges us all. She...
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Love Song to the Universe (Poetry Monthly)
i am small a tiny dot shrinking beyond < invisibility... at the centre of the screen ♦ after all the lights are off YOU would not miss me even if...
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The Maths Tutor (Poetry Monthly)
How to e s c a p e halitosis and frac/tions torture inflicted on a torpid brain~ scratching equations at a desk + {(in a window) / over a gift shop}...
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Such a strong, lilting voice
Posted on Mon, 01 May 2017
Such a strong, lilting voice in this sad, thought-provoking piece. Some things should not be forgotten. Well done to your father, Elsie - this is our facebook and twitter pick of the day.
Read full commentPosted in Shlamek
A great sense of immediacy.
Posted on Sat, 15 Apr 2017
A great sense of immediacy.
Read full commentPosted in The Stone Fish
A lovely sense of words
Posted on Sun, 19 Mar 2017
A lovely sense of words blowing about us here and a great sentiment too.
Read full commentPosted in Don Quixote Was Right
Slick writing and a great
Posted on Wed, 22 Feb 2017
Slick writing and a great ending.
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Beautiful imagery. This poem
Posted on Wed, 08 Feb 2017
Beautiful imagery. This poem would work for Poetry Monthly too.
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This is such a poignant piece
Posted on Sun, 05 Feb 2017
This is such a poignant piece, delicate and touching.
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Rich in gorgeous imagery!
Posted on Wed, 11 Jan 2017
Rich in gorgeous imagery!
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We need songs like this today
Posted on Fri, 09 Dec 2016
We need songs like this today.
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Wonderfully atmospheric.
Posted on Wed, 07 Dec 2016
Wonderfully atmospheric. Such powerful metaphors. Tenses are a little confused but this is such a moving piece.
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Natural born writer. The
Posted on Fri, 25 Nov 2016
Natural born writer. The child's tender understanding is so touching.
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