Ten Poets Prowl the Seas in Search of Plunder Emma Proctor

Ten Poets Prowl the Seas in Search of Plunder Emma ProctorThey're done with the land, its reckless rulers and unjust laws! Now, ten poets set sail under the brave black flag as pirate queens, gentleman corsairs and salty dogs, to sing shanties most wickedly and scour for treasure. What kind of treasure? The kind that plants its pearly glimmer deep beyond the velvet lining of the heart and head.

Reward for Winter also explores Bilsthorpe’s hidden histories: lost landmarks Ingar’s Holt and Labour-in-Vain

she arrives at a place named Babylon

loss and misspent language that is contemporary Dublin

with her bewildering resentment of his grandfather

My raincoat from the Hill-Luck-Spirit is - behold

and from Iraq Jalil Haydar

battles stray cats

With contributions from Rachael Allen

living in Nottinghamshire

A golden key

you witnessed a major crime

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