Sloth
by Christian Donovan
Category: Issues
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Issue 49: Ends

Issue 49: Ends
We are delighted to present the winning poems of this year’s Spring/Summer Competition.
- The Disappearances by Julia Webb
- Map by Gessica Sakamoto Martini
- Richard Frost by William Teets
- Michigan, Collected by Wendy BooydeGraaff
- The World and the Story by Thomas Higgins
The judge’s report and links to the longlist and shortlist can be found here.
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Issue 48: Eyes

Issue 48: Eyes
This week, we bring you six poems, and between them a wealth of eyes, looks, and focus….
- ‘Behind Closed Eyelids‘ by Betty Dobson
- ‘Uncertainty Poem‘ by Lucia Owen
- ‘My physics‘ by Ethan Stanton
- ‘36DD‘ by Yashasvi Vachhani
- ‘Mission Street‘ by Peter Leroe-Muñoz
- ‘Crow shapes‘ by Merie Kirby
In other news…
- We are extending our Spring Short Competition for poems of up to 150 words to 15 July 2026. Free entry for those who need them are available until 30 June 2026. Submission details can be found here.
- We are currently reading ekphrastic prose poetry. Submission details can be found here.
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