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Clive Branson and Montagu Slater: Poetry reviews

14 June 2023 / 353

Nick Moss reviews two new books from Smokestack Books: The Selected Poems of Clive Branson, edited by Richard Knott, and The Collected Poems of Montagu Slater, edited by... Continue reading

Nick Moss

The Mandelson Masterclass

14 June 2023 / 365

The Mandelson Masterclass by Paul Francis You ready, Keir? The die is cast. Embrace the future, ditch the past.You, Rayner, Nandy were a teambut solidarity’s a dreamand... Continue reading

Paul Francis

Poetry

The Colossus of Snide

12 June 2023 / 383

The Colossus of Snide by James O’Brien Feet planted on pilings too small to bear the weight,The sunken god fell, contradicted by the elements,The mournful plaintiff soon... Continue reading

James O Brien

Poetry

The Refugee Game

6 June 2023 / 339

The Refugee Game by Mike Jenkins You start in your own land. What are you fleeing from? Pick a card: drought, war, famine,A callous, oppressive regime. If... Continue reading

Mike Jenkins

Poetry

Del Boy Trump Rides Again

30 May 2023 / 354

Del Boy Trump Rides Again by Carol King, with image by Martin Gollan Ere mate, come over ere an listen to this.Some old tart dared to cross... Continue reading

Carol King

Fiction

Love, mutual trust and solidarity: Chingiz Aitmatov, the Kyrgyzstan national writer

28 May 2023 / 508

One of the lasting effects of the continuing cultural Cold War against all socialist thought and culture is the West’s denial of the art of socialist countries.... Continue reading

Jenny Farrell

Fiction

Returning the Screw

27 May 2023 / 359

Returning the Screw By P.V. Tims After Henry James Have you got a match? My name is Quint. And no, growing up with a name that sounds... Continue reading

Paul Victor Tims

Poetry

Work

27 May 2023 / 316

Work by Charlie Hill I’ve never been drawn to young men who stand wide-legged;supervisors and the like, with their hair and their shoes and the obedience of... Continue reading

Charlie Hill

The politics of Eurovision

26 May 2023 / 397

Angus Reid reflects on the forces at play in the recent television extravaganza. Above image: Czeslaw Niemen wins Intervision in 1979 for Poland; Kaarija loses Eurovision in 2023... Continue reading

Angus Reid

Poetry

Pastuso in Rwanda

26 May 2023 / 368

Pastuso in Rwanda by Jim Aitken First they came for my dear friend, Mr Samuel Gruber,who came originally from Hungary, I think.Then they came for me early... Continue reading

Jim Aitken

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