I think you an Ira
By Eyiamoni Apeji
Today, I think you an Ira,
with curly hair
and giant palms
I think you tall
and funny
and full of warmth
I think you happier than…
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Two Lines Meet
By Sageanne Senneff
triangular patterns form on your hands
kaleidoscoping
under the light from the window
another tock sounds from the wall
draped in dust
sun breaks through the…
A Breaststroke Through Amber
by David Morris
The clock
won't keep its hands
behind glass.
Alarms in rank
ready to run
the meter.
Water summons sleep;
has it scatter on tile.
The duvet a ghost blanket.…
Maw
by Sadhbh Goodwin
Pull out the tooth,
Excalibur from the gum, feel the wriggle and rattle and eventual give since of course!
You are the Chosen One, the Arthur of your own insignificant epoch.
Nurture this milky…
A Plant’s Roots
by Jessica Militante
It gives me hope
That a plant’s roots hear the rush of water
In nearby pipes
They grow towards it
Pushing through dirt compacted with doubt
Skirting past rocks…
Back in episode #74, Darach and Clodagh discussed Scots Gaelic in general and a book of transgressive verse called “An Leabhar Liath” in particular. One poem they shared - Bhruadair mi leat a-raoir - got a particularly huge response from…
Girl Frost
by Jade Riordan
Imagine an autumn view:
I sit near the gauzy, sun-
chilled curtains, exhaling
clouds past the thin fabric.
Miniature nimbostrati cling
to the blinds’ slats and afternoon-…
Night Light
by Fiona McPhillips
Just as the veil of day begins to slip
and street lights flicker on to break its fall,
I see you in the shadows that are cast
like stains around the flat we used to share.
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blue flower in a vase
by Bill Nevins
we see today that we shall die
the children sing
as they mourn their murdered peers
dull bullets in their eyes
they waste no more time in fear
I would…