TEASTAINCaoimhe CourtneyMy husbandIt would seemIs incapableOf cleaning a mug properlyGod knows I've shownHim -Many's the timeThe way to hold the scourerInside the lipOf the mugHow to twist the wrist just so-The movements requiredTo...
Dear ,August came round.How are you truly?Submission Season began 5 days ago and we have received 10+ submissions. We are more than excited to see what will be cooked up this season especially with the theme being Blank Spaces.What comes to mind for...
Hello There were errors in the last email. We were half tempted to blame auto correct but then, c'est la vie.As writers, every error becomes obvious after you hit send. Sometimes, editors catch them but other times, they sneak out like rats.This week...
Hey ,Every time this season of consistent rain comes around here in Nigeria, we get reminded that beauty is close by. Look out the window and there is green everywhere. Well, some hate the rainy season but what can we do?We would rather smile and dan...
Dear ,Where have you been? We have missed you a lot around here.We understand that life can try its best to get in the way of art, poetry and just living but we are here to remind you of it. What better way to reclaim your vibe than to enjoy our late...
,How many places have you sent work out to this 2025?How many have sent back responses?How many books have you read?How many books have you reviewed?Its is time for the first clean up of the year. This is how we'll do it.You'll group all the pieces y...
VANDALSTommy Collins Words are scribbled surreptitiously on desks for about as much respect as prison tattoos, and though some are better chosenor better inked than others I read them all -the Python humour, the stylised fucks,the Dylan lyrics and da...
No , it didn't go on too long. Keep writing & reading your poems.Sometimes, the young ones go home happy to have heard you.Tiny news* Your poem in the Unbound series is now on the new website.https://stripesliterarymagazine.weebly.com/geoffreyait...
It's July !Around the first half of every year, we are told to reflect, to look back and then look ahead.What does this mean as a creative?What does it mean as a reader?Well, as a Literary Magazine, we asked ourselves why? Why are we here, doing this...
Excuse us but isn't it high time we addressed the divide?Full poetry collections or Chapbooks? Which should be a poets first offering?All those for full collection say aiii, those for chapbooks say nayyy! Who has it?Which would you pick first from a...