Tornado
A short prose piece describing a farmer staring down a tornado.
Creative
Earthshaking
A poem depicting an apocalyptic natural scene.
The woman at Polly Joke
A short poem inspired by the annual flowering of poppies on the cliffs overlooking Polly Joke beach in Cornwall.
Catching Angels
Izzy Atkins explores a moment of balance between violence and reverence inside a hunter’s mind.
the smell of a circle
How do I make them understand that it is not all about the brainand it’s spots, the colourful lit up spaces on MRI scansand the gentle lulling beep of heart…
A Day with Rainer Maria Rilke
Spending the day with Rainer Maria Rilke's poetry
Lone Star
Eight forty-five, again. I close my eyes, feeling the intermittent pulsating of the veins in my feet, throbbing to the tick-tock of the clock on the wall. The room is…
A day with Constantine Cavafy
Spending the day with C. P. Cavafy's "Collected Poems"
Speaking in Tongues
I lifted my eyes and looked out of the window at the snow falling from the dark sky, the snow silently covers the sidewalks, the cars, the roofs of houses…
A day with Sara Teasdale
Spending the day with Sara Teasdale's "Love Songs"