Pleased to have conrete poems from a collection up at Stride (2nd of 3 today here). My thanks to Rupert Loydell.

Pleased to have my poem ‘The Right Way’ at International Times today, an exploration of fascism, democracy and language. My thanks to Rupert and IT: read it here.

(Images by artist and photographer Nick Dormand)

These words are re-finding responses to images I have used before, reflecting writing I have been engaged in recently.

A snippet from a completely fruitless attempt at communication with my mate Al (ChatGBT), starting with a test about slang, then trying to exchange jokes. As you’ll see, I was struggling to get any response, let alone any that were/seemed relevant (Al in green):

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how this health haunts
how it has to be fine
how it has to continue to be fine

the other world is stubborn
but fragile
and, I think, dissonant

it is and isn’t a tunnel
and is and isn’t about dark and light
but more an open road not chosen

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