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It goes on one at a time,
it starts when you care to act,
it starts when you do it again after they said no,
it starts when you say we and know who you mean,
and each day you mean one more.

Marge Piercy

Poetry

All of You Raising a Glass: Review of ‘May Day’ by Jackie Kay

1 October 2024 / 447

May Day is Jackie Kay’s latest poetry collection. It is addressed to her parents, Helen and John Kay, who adopted her as a baby. They had both... Continue reading

Jim Aitken

Poetry

Talking with Mr Strummer about the nature of the world

28 September 2024 / 412

Talking with Mr Strummer about the nature of the world by Steve Pottinger “They’d send a limousine anyway…” – The Clash You were right, Joe.More right than... Continue reading

Steve Pottinger

Poetry

A Post-Election Triptych

26 September 2024 / 402

Fourteen Years Fourteen years have torn the nation’s soul,Ripped it apart & warped it with hate,History will recount the Tory toll. Austerity, Brexit, Windrush, Grenfell,Atos, Partygate, Do... Continue reading

Alan Morrison

Poetry

A Beginner’s Guide to 4-D Chess

25 September 2024 / 362

A Beginner’s Guide to 4-D Chess by Steve Pottinger, with image above by Martin Rowson Play the man, and not the ball.Sneer about 2019, the impotenceof protest.... Continue reading

Steve Pottinger

Poetry

Bread and Roses Poetry Award 2024 – the winners!

23 September 2024 / 527

The five winners of the seventh Bread and Roses Poetry Award are: Linda Burnett, Amy Fox, Bernadette Gallagher, John F. Keane, and Nicholas McGaughey. £100 will wing... Continue reading

Culture Matters

Poetry

To Be Done

16 September 2024 / 360

There are many reports about children being recruiting into armed forces in a few different places, eg here and here. Image above: Child Soldier in the Ivory Coast, Gilbert G. Groud,... Continue reading

Alexander Kindness

Poetry

The Harlot & The Rake

9 September 2024 / 415

Fran Lock introduces The Harlot & The Rake by Peter Raynard, a new pamphlet from Culture Matters which is free to download below, with donation if possible. The front... Continue reading

Culture Matters

Poetry

Two poems for students, by Jenny Mitchell

7 September 2024 / 452

Image above by Chad MCail Abecedarian for Higher Education A news account some years ago said several Bereaved parents formed a group,Commissioned a report into studentDeaths. Why... Continue reading

Jenny Mitchell

Poetry

The Kristallnacht Variations

23 August 2024 / 417

The Kristallnacht Variations by James O’Brien Children of rape in a disputed territory,Cry from diseased hinterlands, abandoned,The striated embellishment of the spray can,The incendiary enticement of petrol,... Continue reading

James O Brien

Poetry

Waiting for Huck Finn’s Raft

21 August 2024 / 375

Waiting for Huck Finn’s Raft by Fred Voss I remember the old longhaired turret lathe operatorstandingon the sidewalk outside the big 100-year-old wooden doorof the old downtown... Continue reading

Fred Voss