Politics

Under One Small Star

Forget the mother of all bombs and the father of all mankind - here is the ultimate parent of all…

7 years ago

The Poltroon

Poltroon - the very word is like a ... what? a.) A North American mammal of the raccoon family known…

7 years ago

Two Lorries

Two LorriesĀ  It's raining on black coal and warm wet ashes. There are tyre-marks in the yard, Agnew's old lorry…

7 years ago

Aubade

An aubade isĀ a poem or piece of music appropriate to the dawn or early morning. By the 1930's it was…

8 years ago

The hand that signed the paper

In light of decision-making by executive order and the White House signing ceremonies that seem to exude smug gloating -…

8 years ago

On the Fifth Day

On the Fifth Day the scientists who studied the rivers were forbidden to speak or to study the rivers. The…

8 years ago

A Polished Performance

A Polished Performance Citizens of the polished capital Sigh for the towns up country, And their innocent simplicity. People in…

8 years ago

Power

Power by Audre Lorde The difference between poetry and rhetoric is being ready to kill yourself instead of your children.…

8 years ago

On the Steps of the Jefferson Memorial

The simplest poems can be amongst the most profound. On the Steps of the Jefferson Memorial We invent our gods…

8 years ago

Bent to the Earth

Here is a scene of violence and inhumanity that feels torn from the front page of the newspaper or a…

8 years ago