Blogs in May 2021

Mr. Sagittarius: Poetry and Prose 20th May 2021

Who is Mr. Sagittarius? And what is his connection to twin brothers Harold and William? When Harold dies he leaves a simple memorial request. Will his sister Annette honour it? Or, will the magic of the garden ensure that...

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A Blood Condition 20th May 2021

The moving, expansive, and dazzling second collection from award-winning poet Kayo Chingonyi A Blood Condition tells a story of inheritance – the people, places, cultures and memories that form us. Kayo Chingonyi explores how distance and time, nations and...

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Coyote’s Soundbite: A Poem for Our Planet 20th April 2021

For 6-8 years old Excitement spreads like wildfire through the jungle. Earth-goddesses are planning a conference! From Australia to Antarctica, the Amazon to Africa, goddesses will debate the burning environmental issues of our times…and bushy-tailed, smooth-talking Coyote wants in...

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The Immortals of Tehran 19th April 2021

The Torkashvand family reveres their seemingly immortal patriarch, Agha, the trunk of their widely branching, family tree. When we come to the story, Agha is so old that he spends his days sitting in the family orchard, drinking tea...

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Moments Of Nil 7th December 2020

‘The content of this collection is written in the span of a decade and half, 1998 – 2012; the time when I lapse frequently into moments of “nil” Nil means nothing . . . zero . . . zilch....

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