When you climb
the tree of immortality,
shed leaves
crest our lingering with softened tubes
rest in the fluffy cushion of...
Malika Booker
Malika Booker, currently based in Leeds, is a lecturer at Manchester Metropolitan University, a British poet of Guyanese and Grenadian Parentage, and co-founder...
The longlists of the Brooklyn Caribbean Literary Festival’s Elizabeth Nunez Awards 2022 were announced on Friday, July 29, and Saturday, July 30, 2022.
The Brooklyn Caribbean Literary Festival (BCLF) is a celebration of...
The London Magazine is the UK’s oldest literary magazine, proud to have published some of the biggest names in poetry including Mary Jean Chan, T. S. Eliot, Ted Hughes, Sylvia...
A senior lecturer on the MA Creative Writing & Publishing at Bournemouth University, Emma is also the Editorial Director of Fresher Publishing. A former journalist on national magazines, she is the author of several non-fiction books and one novel. She has an MA in Critical and Creative Writing from Winchester University and, as well as teaching at Bournemouth University, Emma enjoys leading workshops in Dorset.
In this collection, the artist-cum-poet crafts a narrative that transcends the ordinary, offering a profound exploration of laughter and longing within the realm of motherhood.
Brushstrokes of Literary Devices: A...
Charles Bukowski was a prolific underground writer who used his poetry and prose to depict the depravity of urban life and the downtrodden in American society. A cult hero, Bukowski relied on experience,...
Still I rise...
“What Do Women Want?”
BY KIM ADDONIZIO
I want a red dress.
I want it flimsy and cheap,
W. G. Shepherd
Alice
This poem by W. G. Shepherd was published in the January 1980 issue of The...