Culture Poetry 21 April 2021 The NS Poem: When a story tells itself to stop A new poem by Sarah Lasoye. By Sarah Lasoye Photo By: Getty tell it it’s pretty, a joke to break the ice smear blush on its cheeks corkscrew a hole in its side make something of the entrails Subscribe to The New Statesman today from only £8.99 per month Subscribe Content from our partners More than a landlord: A future of opportunity Spotlight Towards an NHS fit for the future Spotlight How drones can revolutionise UK public services Spotlight