May 2010
The Hippopotamus by Sally Gardner
Tue, 25/05/2010 - 19:30 — Sally GardnerYou may need: Adobe Flash Player.
The Hippopotamus Copyright © Sally Gardner 2010
To, my dearest Abigail,
with love, laughter, warm salt breezes, Brighton honeymoon.
I thought we lived superior lives to animals.
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Grandfather's Books by Richard Whiting
Tue, 25/05/2010 - 19:30 — R J WhitingYou may need: Adobe Flash Player.
Grandfather’s Books Copyright © R J Whiting 2010
The rear end-papers loom;
He recalls the story in his mind
Playing it out on the far wall.
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Granchester revisited by Victor Weston
Tue, 25/05/2010 - 19:30 — victor westonYou may need: Adobe Flash Player.
Granchester revisited * Copyright © Victor Weston 2010
Oh to get into my car
And spend some while in Granchester
Where green-waters flow
Pythagoras, Not by Richard Whiting
Tue, 25/05/2010 - 19:30 — R J WhitingYou may need: Adobe Flash Player.
Pythagoras, Not Copyright © Richard Whiting 2010
I’m the product
Of tangled genetics
That breach and break the rules.
Down The Rabbit Hole by Colin Whyles
Tue, 25/05/2010 - 19:30 — Colin WhylesYou may need: Adobe Flash Player.
Down The Rabbit Hole Copyright © Colin Whyles 2010
Down the rabbit hole
again you go
taking darkness for love
Recipe Song
Tue, 25/05/2010 - 19:30 — R J WhitingRecipe Song Copyright © Richard Whiting 2010
You are what you eat.
Sometimes I’m moody, so throw in some crab,
Sometimes I’m cold, so a dash of ice-cream;
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Women of Nepal by Cameron Hawke Smith
Tue, 25/05/2010 - 19:30 — Cameron Hawke SmithYou may need: Adobe Flash Player.
Women of Nepal Copyright © Cameron Hawke Smith 2010
Villanelle
From level palm of foot to the straight eyes
as if to walk were the heart of keeping still
straightness is where the woman’s beauty lies.
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Laundered Shirts by Sally Gardner
Tue, 25/05/2010 - 19:30 — Sally GardnerYou may need: Adobe Flash Player.
Laundered shirts Copyright © Sally Gardner 2010
After the funeral I laundered your shirts
for the comfort of wind in familiar fabric.
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The Last Breakfast by Sally Gardner
Tue, 25/05/2010 - 19:30 — Sally GardnerYou may need: Adobe Flash Player.
The Last Breakfast Copyright © Sally Gardner 2010
A shrapnel wound from World War II,
my father would let me feel the knotted sinew
beneath the skin of his right forefinger knuckle.
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Notes on a Rookery
Tue, 25/05/2010 - 00:00 — Ben RidgeonNotes on a Rookery Copyright © Ben Ridgeon April 2011
The rooks have a habit of
Disappearing before the blackness
Succumbs and fractures
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