by Danielle | Aug 27, 2023 | Guest Poems
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...
by Danielle | Aug 20, 2023 | News
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...
by Danielle | Aug 20, 2023 | News
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...
by Danielle | Aug 20, 2023 | Guest Poems
You might think we would talk after Absent in the Spring. Mary Westmacott (Agatha Christie) A desert station home for several daysno view to speak of, only space our books already read, no outside worldno view to speak of, only space. One day the train will just...
by Danielle | Aug 20, 2023 | Guest Poems
Pietà, inverted I meet you halfwayacross the wasteland of your mindto find you plonked on the ground,drawing circles in the dust.I sit down behind you,wrap myself around your frame,so small I could doubtyou gave birth to me – you,this shell I’m holding and rocking...
