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Young Prince Signing Off – Exit Stage Left
What a send off! ALOUD #11 was cracking, as it always is. Thank you to all who came along to participate and to observe and marvel, it’s because of you guys we’re still able to do this! Last night was … Continue reading
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The Gardening Jacket – Jim Mackintosh
my grandad’s tweed jacket shaped by the seasons held together, filled by fragments of him a penknife, bone handled the silver inlay, lost the memories of string of cabbages snicked fresh loose tobacco trapped into corners enough for two fills … Continue reading
Honey – T.J. Dennett
After they left you lost your job, the Georgian house your father had left on his deathbed, and the respect of the school. Graffiti appeared on playground walls, names of giants never mentioned before: Cradlesnatcher, Kiddiefiddler. Whore. Market stalls whispered … Continue reading
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Crystal Palace – David Stakes
In Retiro Park Falling silver under a crystal sky Summer glints of every Contour on the slide Gold leaf kisses Concussion dreams A kaleidoscope of being Lips part at a moth’s touch Red and gold warmth A leaking heart on … Continue reading
3A.M. Thoughts – Anya Matossian
Darling, will I ever tire of you? Will my lips grow weary Or my bones grow weak Or may my heart silence of its lustful melody? Shall my desire endure, Forever to crave the sensation Of your flesh on mine. … Continue reading
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Positive – Finola Scott
My heart spills down diary days. Time trembles, Doubt scatters like confetti. Coded scrawls circle dates. Tests are thrown in bins. I spend abacus days phoning, texting, mailing, counting. Then ‘Mum, Dad… I’m pregnant’. But no record of silent tears … Continue reading
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Poetry Events in Glasgow, March-April 2015
Are you, like the rest of us poetry bums, in need of a breakdown of what events are happening in and around Glasgow over the next month or so? Aye? Well you’ve come to the right place. Here’s our list … Continue reading
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