“Open Thou Our Lips”: a poem by Michael Symmons Roberts
Because there is a word we must not say, of course we hear it everywhere. The dog left in a…
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“Aspens”: a poem by D H Maitreyabandhu
Thinking of the war – a city mist silver, sodden, blown, the glow of streetlights, all the buildings shown…
By“Separation”: a poem by Claire Crowther
Snails might shout crawling from mint to balm “I burn” or call from lovage and hosta “I’m burning dry” while…
ByAlexander McCall Smith on why W H Auden still matters
W H Auden, who died 40 years ago this month, is one of the most humane, loving, direct and affecting…
ByMy Face for the World to See by Alfred Hayes and Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter: Purgative bouts of condemnation
Leo Robson reviews two new novels about the not-so-golden ages of Hollywood history.
By“Long Range Forecast”: a poem by Judy Brown
In deep old age I plan to potter in a garden flat just down the road, to stumble from room…
By“Grievers”: a poem by Julia Copus
At length we learned what it meant to “come to” grief. As if grief lay in wait for us all…
By“Leagrave”: a poem by Philip Coales
Sitting on a dormant train at Leagrave I am at eye level with a sign asking if I’m “IN DESPAIR?”.…
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