Issue 42 | July 2020 |

Eamonn Wall's deep dive into the life and work of Joanne Kyger , a poet associated with the San Francisco Renaissance, the Beat Generation, Black Mountain, and the New York School.

‘A Roman Death’ Joan O’Hagan Black Quill Press  ISBN: 9780648002000  $18.95 ‘A Roman Death’, originally published by Pan Macmillan and now reissued by Black Quill Press, is set...

‘Homie’ Danez Smith Chatto  ISBN 9781784743055  £10.99 ‘Homie’ focuses on friendship, finding inspiration in the loss of one of Danez Smith’s close friends. ‘Homie’ was not its original...

Oz Hardwick's chapbook 'Learning to Have Lost' (Canberra: IPSI/Recent Work, 2018) won the 2019 Rubery International Book Award for Poetry.

In this set of poem, Marjory Woodfield takes inspiration from travel.

Chaucer Cameron'is co-editor of Poetry Film Live

Poet, Mantz Yorke takes his readers on a tour with these poems inspired by the landscape.

Emerging poet, Nick Browne is struvk by the changes brought about by lockdown.

Anita Patel's collection, 'A Common Garment' (Recent Work Press), was published in 2019. She was the guest editor for Issue 2 of Not Very Quiet Journal.

Poet, Siobhan Logan draws a thread between past and present with a real deftness of touch.

Zoom out and enjoy the view Is that you? I ask when I feel two hands grasping my hips as I carry the food bags. How did...

Andreea Iulia Scridon's poetry is driven by a fascination with the world in which the poet exists.

Maram Al-Masri, born in Lattakia, Syria, moved to France after completing English Literature studies at Damascus University. She received the Prix d’Automne de Poésie (Société des Gens De Lettres), Adonis Prize, and the Dante Alighieri Prize. Her books include Cerise rouge sur un carrelage blanc, Elle va nue la liberté, and Le Rapt.

Mohammad Reza studied Graphics at the College of Arts, Tehran University, and has since been working as a graphic artist, painter, and illustrator. He has participated in biennales, and group and solo exhibitions. Mohammad wrote and illustrated three stories for children that have remained unpublished due to censorship in Iran.

Marko Pogačar is one of Croatia's leading contemporary poets. Author of five poetry collections, five books of essays, and a short story collection, Pogačar also edited Young Croatian Lyric anthology (2014). His writing has been translated into more than 30 languages.

Anna Szabó T. (b. 1972 in Kolozsvár, Romania) poet, translator, author of 22 books of original poetry, 2 books of prose. She translated 76 childern books from English including Beatrix Potter and Dr. Seuss. She is the winner of numerous literary prizes including the prestigious József Attila prize.

In her poem, 'Take', Jennifer Compton pays homage to the pioneering photographer, Olive Cotton.

Traian T. Coșovei (1954 – 2014) was a Romanian poet of the ‘80s Generation. He was a founding member of the ‘Cenaclul de Luni’ literary circle, a group that would eventually set the tone for much of postmodern Romanian poetry. He was the recipient of a series of prizes, including the Prize of the Romanian Academy and the International Nichita Stănescu Prize. Coșovei published over twenty books of poetry, literary criticism, and prose.

Pippa Little's work considers life and mortality in this well crafted hand of poems.

Angela Costi's poetry is rich in both metaphor and meaning. In Jill's poem she recalls the tragic events surrounding the rape and murrder of Irish woman. Gilian Meagher.

There is a questing darkness to this selection of poems by the Sydney based poet.

Penelope Layland's poetry has an urbane flavour that takes us into the world of the poet.

Peter Mitchell's poetry is inspired by the character of the birds of his native Australia.

Rachael Mead's poetry is informed by her relationship with her environment.

Poetry that is rich in metaphor and imagery from the editor of Plumwood Mountain.

Poetry of place from Blue Mountain poet, Justin Lowe.

In this clutch of poems, Eamonn Wall pays homage to the poet Joanne Kyger

Poet Scott Waters' poetry is informed by living though the recent crisis and the images and memories evoked by pandemic.

Poetry of remembrance by Canadian Glen Sorestad, author of over twenty books.

Tim Suermondt is the author of five full-length collections of poems, the latest JOSEPHINE BAKER SWIMMING POOL from MadHat Press, 2019.

Laura Grace Weldon invites us on a series of journeys, both existential and realist with these poems.

Sandra Fees poetry explores the connections of the self with the immediate and distant environment

Kim Ports Parsons' poetry is rich in meaning, informed by living with and in nature at the foot of the Shenandoahs

Poetry rooted in family and community by Marguerite Harrold

Poet, Allan Johnston's work here, reflects on ageing in a changing world.

Award winning writer, Sandra Hunter uses the premise of not judging a book by its cover to great effect in this short fiction.

Dorothy Simmons' fictional account of the death of Alain Fournier is not only a wonderful read, but a master class in constructing a short story.

Jennifer Horgan's story relies on a premise, that trusting a teenager to make the right decision starts with solid parenting.