The Competition Poem
Is there such a thing as the competition poem? And, if there is, how do you write it? The Frip talks to Ian Duhig, Helena Nelson and Christopher James to find out
Archive
Elephants
by Lorna Dowell — at heart we’re all elephants / compelled to cluster over the bones / of our lost kind we’re all kin / when it comes to grieving / though some choose to forget /
how we fall silent / when crying
Poems for Ukraine 22/04/22
'Running as an act of defiance' by Iain Whiteley
and 'A View from Finland' by Eileen Anne Gordon
are our Poems for Ukraine this week
The Understory Conversation: Building Connection
Charlotte Gann talks about her new project, The Understory Conversation
I would make a language out of this
Stephen Payne reviews Speechless at Inch by James Caruth (Smith|Doorstop, 2021)
Song
by Martin Edwards — As you walk it becomes clear / that the far mountains / will never get /
any nearer. // Although you started out early, / walking briskly and singing / songs about the lands / beyond
