Christopher James
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The Inheritors
by Christopher James — Before we gave up the farm to the scarecrows, / we trod the bounds one last time, following / the tracks ...
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Holding on against the ebb
Christopher James reviews Whatever You Do, Just Don’t by Matthew Stewart (HappenStance, 2023)
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A single umbrella is enough to start a revolution
Matthew Stewart reviews The Storm in the Piano by Christopher James (Maytree Press, 2022),
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Testament
Christopher James has made a paper cut-up of the Kyiv home of Ukrainian poet, Taras Shevchenko
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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
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The Innkeeper of Kyiv
The Innkeeper of Kyiv Poets have always responded to war by writing poetry — it’s what we do. Following the
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Houses of the poets
Christopher James tells all about his new 'side-hustle' — paper cut-ups of poets houses
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The Unicyclist of Benghazi
by Christopher James — Like a cricket balanced on a 1 piastre piece, / my father spun through city streets. / Make a friend of the horizon, he’d tell me. / Remember, we already know how to / ride the single wheel