ESSAY: What is a bad poem exactly? (Part 2)
Further thoughts on taste and the role of criticism in forming it.
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DIARY / Games of Intrusion
"Not quite a hand on the door, or a key’s nicked teeth ..."
POEM / The Eyed Ladybird
From Instar Hotel (published 18th August)
ESSAY / What is a 'bad' poem exactly?
Thoughts on an ongoing failure to reflect on the meaning and role of critical standards.
DIARY: Talking Very Loudly in Big, Hot Rooms
Readings and events, gone and upcoming. Tarot, Twine, toys, transformation etc.
ESSAY / Search More Widely, Look More Closely
On becoming a better decentralised society, and why it matters.
10-Day Icy Advent Calendar #10: Ice Dive
First shown at Kendal Poetry Festival
10-Day Icy Advent Calendar #9: Or, from the Mountain
Previous version published in Thra-Koom!
10-Day Icy Advent Calendar #8: White Dead-Nettle
This one's new!
10-Day Icy Advent Calendar #7: "The iceberg is back ..."
Originally published in Aquanauts