Abhaile: With Tracy Gaughan
A poem by William Thompson
A moment captured, by Bristolian poet William Thompson
International Poetry
Three poems by Peter O’Neill
Translation is looked upon as both practice and sweet inspiration in Peter O'Neill's poems.
North American Time: With Felicia McCarthy
Three Poems by Glenis Redmond
I confront the weighted history of the red clay South. I dig deep. I strive to say the unsayable, while listening to the music of the multitudes that walk with me: my known and my unknown ancestors that seek to be heard.
Abhaile: With Tracy Gaughan
Poetry by Sue Vickerman
Vickerman, whose stories, articles and poems have appeared in The Guardian, and the Times Educational Supplement, has published five collections of poetry.
An Astráil: With Denise O'Hagan
Two poems by Ivy Alvarez
New Zealand-based poet Ivy Alvarez draws us in with her edgy, sensual prose poetry weaved from an engagement with Filipino idiomatic expressions.
An Astráil: With Denise O'Hagan
Three Poems by Mark Tredinnick
Australian poet Mark Tredinnick’s poetry is a nothing less than a hymn of gratitude to the natural world and a rare rhythmical treat!
North American Time: With Felicia McCarthy
A Poem by Stacey Curran
Stacey Curran's poem delicately explores the twin ache of memory and loss.
An Astráil: With Denise O'Hagan
One poem by Caoimhe McKeogh
The quiet power of this work by New Zealand poet Caoimhe McKeogh is a lesson in prose poetry – beautifully controlled language evoking the poignant image of a tune lost and found.
Abhaile: With Tracy Gaughan
A Poem by Vona Groarke
Vona Groarke's awards include the Brendan Behan Memorial Prize, the Hennessy Award, the Michael Hartnett Award, and the Strokestown International Poetry Award.
International Poetry
Three poems by Dina Frînculescu
Dina Frînculescu's poems are an invitation to the intricacies of private life and language.
An Astráil: With Denise O'Hagan
Two poems by Gail Ingram
New Zealand poet Gail Ingram teases and delights us with her vivid imagery and playfulness with words as she peels back layers of our culture, challenging us with her implications.
Abhaile: With Tracy Gaughan
Two Poems by David Butler
Butler's awards for poetry include the Féile FilÃochta, Brendan Kennelly, Ted McNulty, Maria Edgeworth, Baileborough, Poetry Ireland/Trocaire and Phizfest prizes.
An Astráil: With Denise O'Hagan
Two poems by Jena Woodhouse
Delve into the dark world of Norwegian artist Edvard Munch through these two evocative poems in the ekphrastic tradition by Australian poet Jena Woodhouse!
Abhaile: With Tracy Gaughan
Two Poems by Dilys Rose
Elegant and well-crafted poems from one of Scotland's foremost writers, Dilys Rose.
North American Time: With Felicia McCarthy
Two Poems by Zachary Kluckman, the Founder of MindWell Poetry
Kluckman will be recognized by readers who understand the mind's darkness, its depths and razor sharp turns.
Translation Po-int: With Clara Burghelea
Two poems by Nilgun Marmara translated by Sevda Akyuz
Nilgun Marmara's poems in the translation of Sevda Akyuz exult in color and grief equally and seduce the reader with their vividness.
An Astráil: With Denise O'Hagan
Two poems by Jules Leigh Koch
In our age of overblown expression, the chiselled lines and deliberate imagism of Australian poet Jules Leigh Koch are a real treat!
International Poetry
Poem by Sevda Akyuz
Sevda Aykuz's poem captures tender vulnerability in a striking, fleeting moment.
North American Time: With Felicia McCarthy
Poetry by Martin Willitts Jr.
Syracuse retired librarian, Martin Willetts Jr, is an activist for poetry, an editor for Comstock Review with many collections and awards.
Abhaile: With Tracy Gaughan
Poems by Mary Madec
The earthly and the mythic are in constant interplay in these poems by Mary Madec.
An Astráil: With Denise O'Hagan
One poem by Kathryn Fry
See the poetry in scientific discovery through the discerning and tender eye of Australian poet Kathryn Fry!
Translation Po-int: With Clara Burghelea
Three Poems in Translation by Laura Dan
Laura Dan's poems seduce the reader with their simple, visual touch and their dainty details.
North American Time: With Felicia McCarthy
Poetry by Patricia Davis-Muffett
Three vivid narrative poems from Patricia Davis-Muffett, each of three describing a different experience from the many tragedies of 2020.
Abhaile: With Tracy Gaughan
Poetry by Katherine Duffy
Duffy’s vibrant poetry allows us to travel through a whole spectrum of colour, whilst standing still.
An Astráil: With Denise O'Hagan
One poem by Kit Willett
There is a wistfulness to this playful postmodern piece by New Zealand poet, Kit Willett, which will haunt you long after you’ve finished reading it!
Abhaile: With Tracy Gaughan
Poetry by Ciarán O’Rourke
Well versed in Western literature, a fact borne out in the quality and flexibility of his style, O’Rourke’s poems evoke and challenge a millenia old tradition.
An Astráil: With Denise O'Hagan
Two Poems by Featured Poet, Judith Beveridge
Not for nothing is Judith Beveridge known as ‘one of Australia’s most gifted poets of both the natural and the human world’, as these two works amply demonstrate!
North American Time: With Felicia McCarthy
Poetry by Frances Roberts-Reilly
Poetry from Frances Roberts-Reilly a direct descendant of Abram Wood and the notable family of Welsh triple harpists, fiddlers and storytellers.
North American Time: With Felicia McCarthy
Poetry by Michael Martin
Quirky contemporary poems from USA's Michael Martin
Abhaile: With Tracy Gaughan
Poetry by Featured Poet, Leeanne Quinn
Quinn is a flawless writer. She draws on the materials life has given her to create a pared but visionary poetry.
Poetry In Translation
Three poems by Astrid Cabral, translated by Alexis Levitin
Astrid Cabral’s poems are visually musical and the rich vein of her native language, Portuguese, is beautifully captured in Alexis Levitin’s translation.
An Astráil: With Denise O'Hagan
Two poems by Anne M Carson
These two compositions by Australian poet Anne M Carson are as sensual and precisely structured as the music that inspired them!
North American Time: With Felicia McCarthy
Poetry by Bruce Meyer
Bruce Meyer, First Poet Laureate of Barrie, Ontario, CBC broadcaster, and prolific writer.
Abhaile: With Tracy Gaughan
Poetry by Alex Josephy
There’s a sharp-eye and lexical fluency in the work of Alex Josephy. Italian appellations and clever depictions of larger than life plants, create imaginary worlds evocative of Alice.
Abhaile: With Tracy Gaughan
2 Poems by Kevin Higgins
Thought provoking
as a weeklong convention
on the history of the brown paper bag
in a city without cocktails, massage parlours,
or even as much as a cup of tea.
An Astráil: With Denise O'Hagan
1 Poem by John Bartlett
History and a lingering sense of grief come together in this haunting work by Australian poet John Bartlett which delves into the enduring legacy of Mary, Queen of Scots.
North American Time: With Felicia McCarthy
3 Poems by Carolyn L. Tipton
Carolyn L. Tipton, Berkley poet, professor, and award-winning translator brings autumn alive with these short vivid poems.
An Astráil: With Denise O'Hagan
Two poems by Kimberly K Williams
Kimberly K Williams knows just how to hold up a mirror to the precise nature of her wonderment at nature, and we find ourselves immersed in her delicate reflections.
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Abhaile: With Tracy Gaughan
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