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POETRY IN THE MINEFIELDS (Iraqi poets translated by Haider Catan and Tim Heffernan)

(edited by Ramon Loyola & Michele Seminara) An Extract from the Introduction to The Poetry in the Minefields By Abdulrahman Almajedi, Iraqi journalist and poet living in the Netherlands Organizers of …

AHEAD OF HER TIME: Verity Fitzhardinge RememberedJune 21, 2019
Review by Amanda Hickey Edited By Robyn Cadwallader Verity Fitzhardinge (née Hewitt) was a woman of all seasons: as a writer she crafted poems, articles, letters, book reviews, books and ... Read More
Measure (Eileen Chong)March 12, 2018
Everything we write will be used against us or against those we love. ‘North American Time’, Adrienne Rich The innocence of cornflowers — a dimpled, wheel-thrown cup. Glazed on the inside. ... Read More
Lifeguard (Grace Finlayson)April 3, 2018
On Tuesday afternoon, two weeks into the summer holidays, I watched the old women swim laps of the 50-metre pool. Up and down the lanes they went, swimming freestyle and ... Read More