Nathan Koblintz 12/10/24 Nathan Koblintz 12/10/24

Knopper gall, ZX Spectrum

‘The gall sprawls like a thought bubble coming out of the acorn head.’ A new poem by Nathan Koblintz.

Jon Courtenay Grimwood 11/21/24 Jon Courtenay Grimwood 11/21/24

Some Jelly Fish Are Immortal

A new poem by Jon Courtenay Grimwood.

Nathan Koblintz 4/6/24 Nathan Koblintz 4/6/24

Two Poems by Nathan Koblintz

Finishing the novel at take-off; For two marks.

David Oyston 3/14/24 David Oyston 3/14/24

Four Poems by David Oyston

‘Gaft’; ‘Riemann’s ladder’; ‘Cara whispers at night to Erik in bedstink—’; ‘Three sour tales’: four poems by David Oyston.

Josa Keyes 3/8/24 Josa Keyes 3/8/24

Do Not Go Dowdy

A poem for International Women’s Day by Josa Keyes.

Nathan Koblintz 10/25/23 Nathan Koblintz 10/25/23

Formation of Oxbow Lakes

New poetry by Nathan Koblintz.

ASH Smyth 10/14/23 ASH Smyth 10/14/23

Battle

On the 957th anniversary of the Battle of Hastings, ASH Smyth translates the Bayeux Tapestry.

Nicholas Lezard 10/4/23 Nicholas Lezard 10/4/23

Poemgranates

On National Poetry Day, Nick Lezard sends a postcard from Putignano.

ASH Smyth 9/29/23 ASH Smyth 9/29/23

So. Many. Questions.

My 5-year-old embarks on her 'Neruda phase’.

Josa Keyes 9/25/23 Josa Keyes 9/25/23

Three Poems by Josa Keyes

‘Mothering’; ‘A celestial catfish prefigures the behaviour of men on dating apps’; ‘In the British Museum’: three poems by Josa Keyes.

ASH Smyth 8/30/23 ASH Smyth 8/30/23

Bertrand Russell Wishes You A Happy Marriage

Alpha and beta’s union is the set of all sets with exactly two elements.

ChatGPT 5/30/23 ChatGPT 5/30/23

The Anatomical Doll

ChatGPT writes a poem celebrating doll-faced River Plate legend Marcelo Gallardo and his iconic tackle.

Allie Bullivant 4/27/23 Allie Bullivant 4/27/23

Foaling

“But she is on the other side of this, whatever this is.” New poetry by Allie Bullivant.

Nicholas Lezard 3/16/23 Nicholas Lezard 3/16/23

Life on Earth: two poems by Nicholas Lezard

Watching Attenborough’s Green Planet, Nicholas Lezard finds himself possessed by the spirit of Dorothy Parker.

James Morrison 12/12/22 James Morrison 12/12/22

The A.I. is Not Wrong: Five Poems by James Morrison (and—he would like it to be stressed—OpenAI)

On losing the elastication in one’s trousers / Death by Vegemite poisoning / Some lost Shakespearean sexiness / An awful book cover / A poem about having one or more bar stools up my bum

Jack Shamash 10/19/22 Jack Shamash 10/19/22

Three More Poems About ASDA

Bag for Life / Fair Trade tea / Christ – crucified, resurrected and exalted… at ASDA

Jack Shamash 10/11/22 Jack Shamash 10/11/22

Three Poems About ASDA

The housewarming / ASDA terror attack / The tinned meat aisles

Anthony McGowan 9/29/22 Anthony McGowan 9/29/22

An Ode to Autumn

“Puffed up Autumn ain’t so great” — New poetry by award-winning author Anthony McGowan.

Adam Roberts 8/23/22 Adam Roberts 8/23/22

Jabbahutty

“All solo was the skywalker / And the death stars outglobe.” New poetry by Adam Roberts.

Allie Bullivant 1/10/22 Allie Bullivant 1/10/22

What Motherhood Did To My Poetry

New poetry by Allie Bullivant