I devoured Jen Hughes’ debut poetry collection Keep on Spinning in the small, sleepless hours of a Thursday morning. Her … More
Tag: Poetry
Why Pop Culture is a Classic(s) Matter – Catullus Spills the Tea: Sexually Based Political Satire in Ancient Rome
When they told me this issue was going to be NSFW themed, I immediately thought of Catullus as the perfect … More
HERoes – Maya Angelou
Content warning: this article mentions rape and childhood sexual abuse When I mentioned the name Maya Angelou to some friends … More
Arts Preview: Andrea Gibson
Award winning poet Andrea Gibson is coming to Glasgow on May 20th for an unmissable poetry reading. In 2008 they … More
Live Review: Hollie McNish and Victoria McNulty
Òran Mór, 10/10/18 “As the real life transformers I’m saying Megatron ain’t shit Compared to female bodies To prepare to grow … More
Tanfust-nneɣ*
*** Out of the dust, from the vanished particles Out of existence, illusion of reality we are immense The rhetoric … More
She Escapes the Only Way She Knows How
dried flowers poke their heads out of the battered book spines a discoloured petal stuck in the dog-eared pages … More
Rebirth
I. don’t fear the wind allow it to move you gently beyond when you feel rooted II. don’t fear … More
Bonnie
they pinned the badge that once was yours to the ties of my apron and all at once, I was … More
Pocket Mirror
It came through the letterbox. From him, when he died, to me. A pocket mirror. I opened it. I screamed … More