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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

What is Present: History, by John Berger

17 November 2020 / 299

David Betteridge writes about the poem ‘History’ What interests me about the existence of archives is that you enter the past which is as it were in... Continue reading

David Betteridge

Poetry

Shopping Centre

9 November 2020 / 308

Shopping Centre words and image by Rebecca Samura I know it scared you every time our eyes lit up.Little hands reaching for shiny plastic and colourful lights.... Continue reading

Rebecca Samura

Poetry

Little Boy

8 November 2020 / 314

Little Boy by Gerda Stevenson Little Boy is on his way, snugin the metal womb of Enola Gay,all of his components prepped, but not quite ready yet... Continue reading

Gerda Stevenson

Poetry

Coal Monologues

2 November 2020 / 303

Coal Monologues by Willie Hershaw 1) Brother James I received the Abbot’s ordersinby the big pink house:“Yoke Joseph and Mary, to an oxen cart – take shovels,... Continue reading

William Hershaw

Poetry

Let’s pretend it’s butter

27 October 2020 / 274

Let’s pretend it’s butter by Sally Flint ‘It all starts with stability around access to food.’ – Marcus Rashford After the adrenaline rush of not knowing if her... Continue reading

Sally Flint

Poetry

Cultural Marxism

27 October 2020 / 281

Cultural Marxism by Martin Rowson I met a Cultural MarxistWho took me to Swan Lake“Those swans denote the Class War!”Quoth he. I found his takeCompelling if naive,... Continue reading

Martin Rowson

Poetry

Class Register

24 October 2020 / 300

Class Register by Alan Sleater The first register I called at Selkirk HighWas, to my incomer’s eyes, a roll callOf the Borders clans, and three hundred years... Continue reading

Alan Sleater

Poetry

A Resistance Writer Reflects On His Life: Variations of poems by Bertolt Brecht

24 October 2020 / 435

Author’s note: Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956) was one of the most influential playwrights of the twentieth century, blending an aspirational communism with anti-fascist politics, while developing a satirical, “epic... Continue reading

Ciaran O Rourke

Poetry

Searching for each other’s souls

22 October 2020 / 295

Searching for Each Other’s Souls by Fred Voss Working 10-hour days in this machine shop we put on our COVID-19 pandemic maskslike strangers aboard the Titanicthrown together... Continue reading

Fred Voss

Poetry

“the poor core of the world, wide open”: The poetry of Anne Carson

9 October 2020 / 416

Annette Skade presents the poetry of Anne Carson, and a brief biography In Anne Carson’s series of poems, “The Glass Essay”, the speaker is channelling Emily Brontё: “my... Continue reading

Annette Skade