Issue 41 |March 2020|
An Astráil: With Denise O'Hagan
3 Poems by E A Gleeson
Poetry inspired by the Melbourne Estonian community
An Astráil: With Denise O'Hagan
Poetry by Tracie Lark
Australian born poet, now teaching in New Zealand.
An Astráil: With Denise O'Hagan
2 New Poems by Michael J Leach
Michael's debut collection will be published in late 2020 by Melbourne Poets Union.
An Astráil: With Denise O'Hagan
New Poetry by Adèle Ogiér Jones
Author of 'Kosovo poems of Beyond the Blackbird Field'
An Astráil: With Denise O'Hagan
4 Poems by Jane Frank
Joint winner of the Queensland Poetry Festival Philip Bacon Ekphrasis Award in 2019
An Astráil: With Denise O'Hagan
2 poems by Fotoula Reynolds
Fotoula Reynolds second book, Silhouettes, was published in 2019.
An Astráil: With Denise O'Hagan
A poem by Anna Lind (Nana Liu)
professor of theoretical physics, Anna Lind
An Astráil: With Denise O'Hagan
New Poetry by Linda Collins
Linda Collins was shortlisted for the Hachette Australia Trans-Tasman mentorship (2018) and long-listed for New Zealand's national flash fiction award the same year.
An Astráil: With Denise O'Hagan
3 poems by Robert Verdon
Robert Verdon, a prize winner in the 2012 W.B. Yeats Poetry Prize.
An Astráil: With Denise O'Hagan
New poetry by James Walton
The author of The Leviathan's Apprentice 2015, Walking Through Fences 2018, and Unstill Mosaics 2019.
An Astráil: With Denise O'Hagan
2 Poems by Warren Paul Glover
WE WAVED GOODBYE TO VENICE(AND OTHER PLACES TOO) We waved goodbye to Venice, as she slipped under the waves,
a thousand plus years of history,...
An Astráil: With Denise O'Hagan
New Poetry by Gareth Jenkins
Gareth Jenkins full length collection of poetry, Recipes for the Disaster, was published in 2019 by Five Islands Press.
An Astráil: With Denise O'Hagan
2 Poems by Gayelene Carbis
MPU International Poetry Prize; Meniscus Best Small Fiction; Fish Memoir Prize; Fish Short Story Prize
An Astráil: With Denise O'Hagan
New poetry by Julia Kaylock
Co-Editor of Messages from the Embers, Julia Kaylock
Abhaile: With Tracy Gaughan
Featured Poet, Nicola Harrison
Nicola Harrison is the critically acclaimed author of: The Wordsmith’s Guide.
Abhaile: With Tracy Gaughan
Leonie Charlton, New Poetry
Leonie Charlton’s travel memoir will be published by Sandstone Press in 2020.
Abhaile: With Tracy Gaughan
2 New poems from Deirdre McKernan Crosby
Greystones poet, Deirdre McKernan Crosby
Abhaile: With Tracy Gaughan
2 new poems by Chris Hardy
Roger McGough said ‘Chris consistently hits the right note’
Abhaile: With Tracy Gaughan
2 poems by Attracta Fahy
Attracta Fahy was the October winner in Irish Times; New Irish Writing 2019.
Abhaile: With Tracy Gaughan
New poetry by Jean Taylor
Jean Taylor’s pamphlet 'Deliberate Sunlight' was published by Black Agnes Press in 2019.
Abhaile: With Tracy Gaughan
3 Poems by Özgecan Kesici
Rebellion You pushed me through a closed door once
in a flurry to get all done
that had to be done.
Then, you pushed a comb through my...
Abhaile: With Tracy Gaughan
Maggie Mackay, Poetry
A SPELL IN THE ASYLUM
Dear departed Mrs Latta mists over
as I wave, ghost-flesh melted into nothing,
the only almost-mother in my earthly world.
Arm in...
Abhaile: With Tracy Gaughan
3 poems by Lynn Valentine
Lynn Valentine has won and been placed in competitions including Glasgow Women’s Library Dragon’s Pen Award.
International Poetry
2 poems by Efe Ogufere
Listed as one of the top ten contemporary poets you should be reading.
Abhaile: With Tracy Gaughan
Poetry by Hugh McMillan
Baggage
In the square
is a giant tree
hung with lights.
Through the branches a blood moon
has come
and gone,
and now
a chain smoking
player rasps
a wonderful song.
The man next to...
Abhaile: With Tracy Gaughan
2 Poems by Gerry Stewart
ON SEEING SORLEY MACLEAN AT GLASGOW UNIVERSITY
His words tread the polished wood,
stroke the soft Gaelic of my printed page. Love poems in an old man’s...
Abhaile: With Tracy Gaughan
Poetry by Angus Strachan
Poet and playwright, Angus Strachan won the International James Joyce Award for dramatic monologue
Abhaile: With Tracy Gaughan
3 Poems from David Ishaya Osu
David Ishaya Osu is the poetry editor of Panorama: The Journal of Intelligent Travel.
Abhaile: With Tracy Gaughan
2 poems by Bob Beagrie
Bob Beagrie is a senior lecturer in creative writing at Teesside University.
Abhaile: With Tracy Gaughan
Sarah Davies 2 poems
Sarah Davies has been writing from childhood, with gaps for life stuff.
Abhaile: With Tracy Gaughan
2 Poems from Ceinwen E Caraid Haydon
Ceinwen Haydon’s first chapbook was published in July 2019: 'Cerddi Bach' [Little Poems], Hedgehog Press.
Abhaile: With Tracy Gaughan
Matthew James Friday 2 poems
Returning to The Blue Nib, Matthew James Friday.
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Abhaile: With Tracy Gaughan
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