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Clarissa Aykroyd - ‘As though we lived falling out of the skin into..

Clarissa Aykroyd - ‘As though we lived falling out of the skin into..

From 'Island of Towers, Broken Sleep Books

Amanda Bell - Points

Amanda Bell - Points

From ' From First Feathers, Doire Press

Amanda Bonnick Ten Pence for the Sea

Amanda Bonnick Ten Pence for the Sea

From 'Pick Your Own, Black Pear

Maureen Boyle - 2

Maureen Boyle - 2

From 'Strabane, Arlen House

Johanna Boal - Swimming Home

Johanna Boal - Swimming Home

From 'Cardboard City, Poetry Space

Rachel Burns - Blue Dress

Rachel Burns - Blue Dress

From 'A Girl in a Blue Dress, Vane Women Press

Henry Bladon - The Demon on my Back

Henry Bladon - The Demon on my Back

From 'Psychobabble and Snake Oil'

Mark Beechill - The Interview

Mark Beechill - The Interview

From 'Peace is not just the Absence of War

Mark Beechill - Two Dogs and a Husband

Mark Beechill - Two Dogs and a Husband

From 'Withdrawing In Disgust Is Not The Same Thing As Apathy'

Jackie Biggs - Just Dessert,

Jackie Biggs - Just Dessert,

From 'Breakfast in Bed'

Daniel Bennett - Spitalfields

Daniel Bennett - Spitalfields

From 'West South North, North South East'

Victoria Bennett - The Suede Shoes

Victoria Bennett - The Suede Shoes

From 'To Start the Year from its Quiet Centre'

Michael Conley - 'We Discover A Severed Thumb In The Woods'

Michael Conley - 'We Discover A Severed Thumb In The Woods'

From 'Aquarium, Flarestack Poets'

Shani Cadwallender - A Crow's Diet, Hybriddreich

Shani Cadwallender - A Crow's Diet, Hybriddreich

From 'A Crow's Diet', Dreich

Louise G Cole - Walking the Back Road, After'

Louise G Cole - Walking the Back Road, After'

From 'Soft Touch' Poetry Business

Gareth Culshaw - 'Street Lights'

Gareth Culshaw - 'Street Lights'

From 'A Bard's View', Future Cycle

Susie Campbell - Hush

Susie Campbell - Hush

From 'Tenter', Guillemot Press

Rishi Dastidar - Fresh Empire

Rishi Dastidar - Fresh Empire

From Saffron Jack, Nine Arches Press

Nikki Dudley - Past Written

Nikki Dudley - Past Written

From 'Hope Alt Delete', Knives Forks and Spoons Press

Mark Duggan - The Hunger

Mark Duggan - The Hunger

From 'Woodworm', Hedgehog Press

Colin Dardis - Unpublished

Colin Dardis - Unpublished

From 'The Dogs of Humanity', Fly on the Wall

Rick Dove - 'Stoicism in Stockwell'

Rick Dove - 'Stoicism in Stockwell'

From 'Tales from the Other Box', Burning Eye Books

Glyn Edwards - Night Fishing

Glyn Edwards - Night Fishing

From 'Vertebrae, Lonely Crowd'

Kate Ennals - Threads, Lapwing Press

Kate Ennals - Threads, Lapwing Press

Kate Ennals - At the Edge, Lapwing Press

Kate Ennals - At the Edge, Lapwing Press

Lucy Furlong - Skin of the Earth

Lucy Furlong - Skin of the Earth

From 'Sward', Sampson Low

Sue Finch - Magnifying Glass, Black Eye

Sue Finch - Magnifying Glass, Black Eye

Catherine Graham - Mother

Catherine Graham - Mother

From 'Like a Fish out of Batter', Indigo Dreams

Catherine Graham - Making Clogs at Gallowgate

Catherine Graham - Making Clogs at Gallowgate

From 'Things I will put in Mother's Pocket', Indigo Dreams

Daniel Gustafsson - After

Daniel Gustafsson - After

From 'Fordings', Marble Poetry

Annest Gwilym - Something Lurks

Annest Gwilym - Something Lurks

From 'What the Owl Taught Me', Nine Muses Press

Chrissie Gittins - The Unseen Life of Trees

Chrissie Gittins - The Unseen Life of Trees

Sharp Hills, Indigo Dreams

Jackie Gorman - The Blue Hare

Jackie Gorman - The Blue Hare

From 'The Wounded Stork', Onslaught Press

Jasmine Gray - L1

Jasmine Gray - L1

Fom 'Let’s Photograph Girls Enjoying Life', Broken Sleep Books

Matthew Haigh - ‘Jake Gyllenhaal’

Matthew Haigh - ‘Jake Gyllenhaal’

From 'Death Magazine', Salt

Amanda Huggins - Out Chasing Boys

Amanda Huggins - Out Chasing Boys

From 'The Collective Noun for Birds', Maytree Press

Caroline Harris - Prussian Blue

Caroline Harris - Prussian Blue

From 'Scrub Management Handbook', Singing Apple Press

Jonathan Humble - Dandelion Sun

Jonathan Humble - Dandelion Sun

From 'Fledge', Maytree Press

John G. Hall - The Sixty Year Warning Siren

John G. Hall - The Sixty Year Warning Siren

From 'Making the Dark Visible'

Kathleen Jones - Not Saying Goodbye at Gate 21

Kathleen Jones - Not Saying Goodbye at Gate 21

From 'Not Saying Goodbye at Gate 21', Templar Poetry

Kathleen Jones - 'Orca'

Kathleen Jones - 'Orca'

The Rainmakers Wife, Indigo Dreams

Kathleen Jones - Rowans

Kathleen Jones - Rowans

From 'Mapping Emily', Templar Poetry

SM Jenkin - Medway Mermaid

SM Jenkin - Medway Mermaid

From 'Fire in the Head', Wordsmithery

Gaynor Kane - North Sea Discovery

Gaynor Kane - North Sea Discovery

From 'Memory Forest', Hedgehog Press

Alice Kavounas- A Writer's Beach

Alice Kavounas- A Writer's Beach

From 'Abandoned Gardens', Shearsman

Alice Kinsella - '(I don't know how to eat) postcolonial pomegranatte'

Alice Kinsella - '(I don't know how to eat) postcolonial pomegranatte'

From 'Sexy Fruit', Broken Sleep

Nigel Kent - Saudade II

Nigel Kent - Saudade II

Saudade, Hedgehog Press

Richard Knott - 'The Ship of the Fens'

Richard Knott - 'The Ship of the Fens'

From 'Perfect Day', Albert Press

Neil Laurenson - Something Original

Neil Laurenson - Something Original

From 'Exclamation Marx!', Silhouette Press

Sharon Larkin - Beach Breakfast

Sharon Larkin - Beach Breakfast

From 'Interned at the Food Factory', Indigo Dreams

Fiona Larkin - 'A Word to the Ordering Principle'

Fiona Larkin - 'A Word to the Ordering Principle'

From 'A Dovetail of Breath', Rack Press

Rupert Loydell - 'Cut-Up Annunciation'

Rupert Loydell - 'Cut-Up Annunciation'

From 'A Confusion of Marys', Shearsman

Marilyn Longstaff - 'Naples'

Marilyn Longstaff - 'Naples'

From 'Articles of War', Smokestack Books

Bob Mee - The Maker of Glass Eyes

Bob Mee - The Maker of Glass Eyes

From 'The Maker of Glass Eyes', Cinnamon Press

Thomas McColl - The Phoney War

Thomas McColl - The Phoney War

From 'Grenade Genie', Fly on the Wall Press

Billy Mills The City Itself, Hesterglock Press

Billy Mills The City Itself, Hesterglock Press

From 'The City Itself' Hesterglock Press

Judymay Murray - Home

Judymay Murray - Home

From 'Monster-Proof Poetry', Eyewear

Leanne Moden - I Need You

Leanne Moden - I Need You

From 'Liaisons', Stewed Rhubarb

Jenny Mitchell - 'Song for a Former Slave'

Jenny Mitchell - 'Song for a Former Slave'

From 'Her Lost Language', Indigo Dreams

Al McClimens - Go Crazy

Al McClimens - Go Crazy

From 'Keats on the Moon', Mews Press

John 'Mogs' Morris -'Do Wasps Ever Cry?'

John 'Mogs' Morris -'Do Wasps Ever Cry?'

From 'Poems your Parents won't like', Black Pear Press

Maggie Mackay - 'How to Distil a Guid Scotch Malt'

Maggie Mackay - 'How to Distil a Guid Scotch Malt'

From 'The Heart of the Run', Picaroon Poetry

Cara L McKee - She Does

Cara L McKee - She Does

From 'First Kiss', Maytree Press

Fokkina McDonnell - Standing in for Utah

Fokkina McDonnell - Standing in for Utah

Another life, Oversteps Books

Matt Mooney - Upstream

Matt Mooney - Upstream

From 'The Singing Woods', Galway Academic Press

Fokkina McDonnell - 'Stolen Hour'

Fokkina McDonnell - 'Stolen Hour'

A Stolen Hour, Grey Hen Press

Fokkina McDonnell - Music

Fokkina McDonnell - Music

From 'Nothing serious, nothing dangerous', Indigo Dreams

Yvonne Marjot - 'I: Metaphorical Distance'

Yvonne Marjot - 'I: Metaphorical Distance'

From 'Knitted Curiosity Cabinet', Indigo Dreams

Des Mannay - Lynch Mob

Des Mannay - Lynch Mob

From 'Sod 'em and Tomorrow', Waterloo Press

Daniela Nunnari - 'There's something in the Trees'

Daniela Nunnari - 'There's something in the Trees'

From 'Red Tree', Valley Press

Niall M Oliver - My Boss

Niall M Oliver - My Boss

From 'My Boss@ Hedgehog Press

Jean O’Brien - Merman

Jean O’Brien - Merman

From 'Merman', Salmon Poetry

Jean O'Brien - 'The Arc of A Swing in Autumn?'

Jean O'Brien - 'The Arc of A Swing in Autumn?'

From 'Dangerous Dresses', Bradshaw Books

Jean O’Brien - The Stolen Sheela Ni Gig of Aghagower Speaks

Jean O’Brien - The Stolen Sheela Ni Gig of Aghagower Speaks

From 'Lovely Legs', Salmon Poetry

Pey Pey Oh - Diaspora

Pey Pey Oh - Diaspora

From 'Pictograph', Flarestack

Bernard Pearson - My Heavy Leather Coat

Bernard Pearson - My Heavy Leather Coat

From 'In Free Fall', Leaf by Leaf Press

Louisa Adjoa Parker - Take Back Control

Louisa Adjoa Parker - Take Back Control

From ' Salt-Sweat & Tears', Cinnamon Press

Martin Potter - Lupine Friar

Martin Potter - Lupine Friar

In the Particular, Eyewear

Sue Rose - Bedlam

Sue Rose - Bedlam

Scion, Cinnamon Press

Elizabeth Rimmer - Haggards

Elizabeth Rimmer - Haggards

From 'Haggards', Red Squirrel Press

Sam Smith - Word

Sam Smith - Word

From 'Speculations and Changes'

Kate Swann - I Took your name

Kate Swann - I Took your name

Ripples Beyond the Pool, Coverstory Books.

Gillian Byrom-Smith - 'Riverside Sketches'

Gillian Byrom-Smith - 'Riverside Sketches'

Heading for the Hills, Stairwell Books

Ian Seed - 'Early Promise'

Ian Seed - 'Early Promise'

New York Hotel, Shearsman

Ian Seed - 'Town Centre'

Ian Seed - 'Town Centre'

From 'Makers of Empty Dreams', Shearsman

Ian Seed - Identity Papers,

Ian Seed - Identity Papers,

From 'Identity Papers', Shearsman Books

Ian Seed - 'The Unseen  Everyday'

Ian Seed - 'The Unseen Everyday'

Distances, Red Ceilings

Ian Seed - 'The Only Ones Awake'

Ian Seed - 'The Only Ones Awake'

From Shifting Registers, Shearsman

Ian Seed - Two Old Heads

Ian Seed - Two Old Heads

Anonymous Intruder, Shearsman

Ian Seed - Window

Ian Seed - Window

'From' Sleeping with the Ice Cream Vendor, Knives, Forks and Spoon

Ian Seed - Vacation

Ian Seed - Vacation

From 'Operations of Water', Knives Forks and Spoons Press

Sarah Stewart - Cluedo

Sarah Stewart - Cluedo

From 'Glisk', Tapsalteerie

William Thirsk-Gaskill - Razor Sharp

William Thirsk-Gaskill - Razor Sharp

'From' Throwing Mother in the Skip, Stairwell Books

Michael W Thomas - 'Bike'

Michael W Thomas - 'Bike'

From 'Stations of the Day, Black Pear Press

Sunita Thind - The Barging Buddhi

Sunita Thind - The Barging Buddhi

'From' The Barging Buddhi, Black Pear Press

Paul Waring - Melt

Paul Waring - Melt

From 'Quotidian', Yaffle Press

Clint Wastling - Sunk Island

Clint Wastling - Sunk Island

From 'Layers', Maytree Poetry

Carolyn Waudby - Ritual

Carolyn Waudby - Ritual

From 'Apus', Red Ceilings Press

John Wheway - Making Up

John Wheway - Making Up

From 'A Blubottle in Late October, VPress

Steven Waling - Fred Dibnah

Steven Waling - Fred Dibnah

From 'Disparate Measure 1 Spuds in History

Rumyana Whitcher - 'Wishes'

Rumyana Whitcher - 'Wishes'

From 'Under the Willow Tree', Pegasus

Christie Williamson - Bound

Christie Williamson - Bound

FromDoors Tae Naewye, Luath Press

Ruth Wiggins - Myrtus

Ruth Wiggins - Myrtus

From 'Myrtle', Emma Press

Richard Williams - 'Lighting up the Chiminea'

Richard Williams - 'Lighting up the Chiminea'

From 'Landings, Dempsey and Windle

Ruth Wiggins - A Handful of String

Ruth Wiggins - A Handful of String

From ' A Handful of String, Paekakariki Press

Pheobe Walker - Animal Noises

Pheobe Walker - Animal Noises

Neil Young - 'A Shankill Mantel'

Neil Young - 'A Shankill Mantel'

From 'Shrapnel', Poetry Salzburg

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