Poetry
11 posts
Poetry that discovers the creative soul in each of us.
From Glasgow to Damascus
David Forrest weaves a narrative of friendship amid a catastrophe of war. This booklet elicits thoughts of how strange humanity is when it comes to war.
Parts per Trillion
Claudine Nash’s poetry collection Parts per Trillion contains themes easily accessible to everyone who has endured a time of loss. Her language is simple, yet her writing is pervaded with…
The Scent Of My Skin: From Libya, London and every world I live in
There is a short poem of seven lines in The Scent Of My Skin: From Libya, London and every world I live in that embodies the metaphorical and literal edifice…
The Absence Of The Loved
If ever there were a modern poet reminiscent of the troubadour of yore, Wade Stevenson would be this poet. Suffused with the themes of the troubadour canso—unrequited love, sexual desire,…
Chapbook 2011
Surrounded by nature, the poet immerses himself in its physicality, a primal act that leads him to an understanding, perhaps even an epiphany, that life and death are everywhere, but you can be alive and free in any case.
Flutes and Tomatoes: A Memoir with Poems
Flutes and Tomatoes: A Memoir With Poems by Wade Stevenson is not at all what I imagined it would be. Let me start with a confession: poetry confounds me. It’s not that I don’t appreciate the cadence, the sentiment, the succinct nature of the writing; it’s just that I don’t always understand it.