Poem – Respitoration (By David Russell)

Respitoration   Can there still be irrigation Now the stem’s closed, dry? Can there still be imagination – When the bottom’s gone awry – When everyone can see Through every ancient icon?   In spite of everything, maybe – When light floods all opacity,   As every block of granite, Basalt, obsidian Melts into a stained-glass window;   When experience […]

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Poem – In Transit (By David Russell)

In Transit   Unemployed’s tube journey: For those safe,  definable few minutes there is the duality Of oneself and the comfort of the seat – the circle; Seal; it chops perfectly, crossing the antilinear.   It induces connexity; the most complete awareness of the toil and monotony which went into making the tube, and the seat inside the train inside […]

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Poem – Sally in the Alley and Joanie in the Weeds (By Donal Mahoney)

  Sarah makes sandwiches all day, piling meat and trimmings high on pillowy bread she spreads   apart before her customers’ eyes. Hardworking men love her sandwiches and sometimes date her after work   but none so far has mentioned marriage. This confuses Sarah who’s as open as her bread in satisfying men.   That’s not too wise, says Ethel, a granny clone Sarah chats with after lunch-hour […]

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