Ali Blythe

Ali Blythe

Still, still So being in loveis a lake. The worldturns upside down. We shatter itwhen we dive in. How darkit had to become. To see the unnumberedsparks on each shook swell. To feel their goldhooks fixed in us.
Christine Tainsh

Christine Tainsh

Magritte The surreal was always problematic,shape-shifting and strangelike a helium balloonthrough melted stratospheresand haunting melodies stuck on a soft grooveand always lilting and lifting beyond itbut the artist chose itfor someone always has to bereaching above...
John Arnold

John Arnold

Footnotes My sock, turned inside outamong the laundry –woolly pile, soft to touch. So this is what my feet see,feel, as they walk my ways;then, pressure off, relax as I sit: nothing to concern them,no worries over money or relationships;cocooned from a harsh cold...

Acumen Poets read at a Poetry and Music Evening

Thursday, 28 September 2023 Acumen Poets read at a Poetry and Music Evening…. Bell House, 27 College Road, Dulwich, London, SE21 7BG More details and tickets link here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/poetry-and-music-tickets-688922173767?aff=oddtdtcreator The...

Two events for your diary

Friday 1st September 2023 An online celebration of Acumen 106….. There will be readings from some poets in the issue, discussion with fellow poets, essay writers, and the editor and interviews editor. The event will be virtual, held on Zoom, with national and...