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Deliquescence

The truth hits her this nightfall time hands in pockets She see its mouth saying words that film directors understand the love...

Jelly babies

Jelly babies are glucose babies. They drive me. Their plumpness and fruit juices fill my cells. They wink before...

Tears in the Fence #75

Great news! I have a poem in here: https://tearsinthefence.com/2022/03/10/tears-in-the-fence-75-is-out/?fbclid=IwAR1jgUuOu1qxr1z2TGkjAJG3...

Perez

[Genesis 38] Perez God’s plan: Womb switch Firstborn Brother Perez Forebear Chosen Before Zerah Twin son Scarlet Thread on Young flesh...

The smallest part

To hear the smallest part of His voice is Heaven taking root in our hearts The One who gave us air The Lord, Heir of all things The air...

Stratus

A little triolet for a Friday morning. --- Stratus I can almost touch this cloud It’s blandness flies low The world of grey must be proud...

Chemical manipulation

Clock hands rotate at speeds set in plain, dependable stone. Morning: Think of structures. Spin them. Then, feed forward at midday like...

Poetry Worth Hearing (podcast)

I am so thrilled that my poem 'Synapse Graveyard' forms part of Kathleen McPhilemy's excellent podcast poetry magazine (Episode 2). See...

Regroup

King wants Queen to amuse him Pique his interest Man alive, just set a scene or invent one King wants to drink together Hear some music....

Gravity's rainbow

A tautogram tribute to physicists Lee Smolin and João Maqueijo. Whip wavelengths with weightlessness. Let light loop…..land….light lashes...

Launch of 'Formulations'

Excited to announce the launch of my new book!! Written with Miranda Lynn Barnes and wonderfully supported by Small Press!...

Tomatography

Chromatography is a laboratory technique for the separation of a mixture into its components. Tomatography Have you ever wanted to...

David

A poem for the sweetest Uncle a man can wish for....David sadly passed away this week xx David thank you God for David this gentle man...

Rinds

We grate the skin of oranges and pull the teeth out of boredom’s yawn give our radar-ears new juices We boil the rinds in round, glass...

Son of Poseidon

There was a time when Achilles tried to kill my son. However, the plan was doomed because my son’s skin was magically protected against...

In a few days

Light rain fell on us from clouds that were not thought of as we walked and talked. Choosing white or gold or both was our game. The...

The Nightingales Flute

Agape Review kindly published this new poem (see here: https://agapereview.com/2021/12/22/thenightingalesflute/) In honour of Annette von...

Class warfare using a seed and some wine

Here's a poem I wrote that uses two verses comprised of exactly the same letters in the same order: Plantagenet, I call you the ardent...

Book Review (Love & Other Fairy Tales)

I wrote a review of Adam Horovitz’ excellent new book: https://tearsinthefence.com/blog/?fbclid=IwAR2tebJUAfA_K5iTxiEamjL7K4oYFxsvZKQRJ2i...

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