iamb ~ poetry seen and heard
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Contemporary poetry written and read by emerging and established poets. This quarterly journal from @MarkAntonyOwen accepts new and previously published work.
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If you're scheduled to be part of wave eighteen of iamb ~ poetry seen and heard and have already sent in your submission, you can ignore this.
If you're one of the remaining four poets yet to submit before Monday's deadline and think this may be a problem, please let πππ£π πΈππ₯π ππͺ ππ¨ππ know. Thanks!
Wonderful to see so many of iamb ~ poetry seen and heard's alumni make the longlist for The The Poetry Society's National Poetry Competition 2023. Proud to have published you all!
Congratulations to Wordbrew member Iris Anne Lewis who is published in Wave 17 of iamb ~ poetry seen and heard . You can hear her read her poems here
iambapoet.com/wave/17-iris-aβ¦
Working my way through the new wave of β¦iamb ~ poetry seen and heardβ©.
Had to stop and share these mesmerising poems by β¦Dr. David PecotiΔβ©. iambapoet.com/wave/17-david-β¦
Absolutely adored these poems by β¦Tracey Rhysβ©! β¦iamb ~ poetry seen and heardβ© π iambapoet.com/wave/17-traceyβ¦
Folks, for those of you that care for #poetry βI've been lucky enough to have recordings of me reading three of my poems published online by πππ£π πΈππ₯π ππͺ ππ¨ππ on iamb ~ poetry seen and heard, enjoy! iambapoet.com/wave/17-david-β¦
It's true β if you love #poetry , you'll love iamb ~ poetry seen and heard this World Poetry Day (and any day).
Dip into wave after wave of poems written and read by 275 poets ... and counting.
#worldpoetryday2024
iambapoet.com/poets
Haven't shared iamb ~ poetry seen and heard's analytics for a while now, so I thought I'd give y'all a peek at the total number of page views since publication day last Friday β plus a glimpse at all the pages with 100+ views. Total views in particular is very strong for fewer than five full days.
'She pours herself into
the earth, spreads herself
thinner than vapour.
Nothing will find her until morning,
when the tinny glug of her belly
will answer the flushing loos.'
Hear Tracey Rhys read three poems as part of wave seventeen of iamb ~ poetry seen and heard. iambapoet.com/wave/17-traceyβ¦
' ... I went to touch her.
'There's only one commandment in a butcher's shop,' he scowled.
'Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's knife.''
Hear Thomas McColl read three poems as part of wave seventeen of iamb ~ poetry seen and heard. iambapoet.com/wave/17-thomasβ¦
' ... mother-wifeβs purse opens for the gimcrack arcade,
with tossitathome scraddle for her nosybitch bestie, son-elder
wants a dolphin swoosh-ride ... '
Hear Sue Spiers ππ§ββοΈπ©ββοΈπ¨ββοΈ read three poems as part of wave seventeen of iamb ~ poetry seen and heard. iambapoet.com/wave/17-sue-spβ¦
'Slow counting silent hesitation,
he glances sidelong from 1839,
doubtful of our existence,
his focus on what he next intends.'
Hear Steve Smart read three poems as part of wave seventeen of iamb ~ poetry seen and heard. iambapoet.com/wave/17-steve-β¦
'Your care of my nakedness is all I will ever know of love.
When Iβm next uncovered, Iβll no longer witness myself being seen.'
Hear Sarah Holland read three poems as part of wave seventeen of iamb ~ poetry seen and heard. iambapoet.com/wave/17-sarah-β¦
' ... and as day bloomed into evening time,
the honeysuckle, its lashes
glowing in the last light of the sun,
tipped a long wink to Venus
and blew like an H-bomb.'
Hear Nina Parmenter π« read three poems as part of wave seventeen of iamb ~ poetry seen and heard. iambapoet.com/wave/17-nina-pβ¦
'Like a priest, he prepares for the ritual that
Will once again make visible the happiness of those
Who believe that the joy
Of that snapshot moment
Will last forever.'
Hear Margaret Dennehy read three poems as part of wave seventeen of iamb ~ poetry seen and heard. iambapoet.com/wave/17-margarβ¦
'Three frigates anchored in the Sound,
tankers hauling fossil juice, dark fin
of nuclear sub.
A multi-storied cruise ship squats the bay ... '
Hear Lesley Curwen read three poems as part of wave seventeen of iamb ~ poetry seen and heard. iambapoet.com/wave/17-lesleyβ¦
'Einstein phoned the other day.
Wanted to speak quite urgently
with my dog, Derek ... '
Hear Jonathan Humble π read three poems as part of wave seventeen of iamb ~ poetry seen and heard. iambapoet.com/wave/17-jonathβ¦
'Grandmother binds my thighs together,
strokes my silver scales. Her hands
are rough with barnacles.'
Hear Iris Anne Lewis read three poems as part of wave seventeen of iamb ~ poetry seen and heard. iambapoet.com/wave/17-iris-aβ¦