Bamboo
“It was the night the pig mother ate her litter. The piglets screamed like human babies, hoarse and shrill.” Story of the Week (May 16), by Eliza Calvin.
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flood and shatter
“When the hurricane hit, the water rushed backwards./ Black water bubbling up and out from the drain/ with a pungent stink…” Poem of the Week (May 13), by Loretta Oleck.
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Tarazoo
“I see cracked brown hands/ pick a pair of amrood/ on two stems kissing like cherries.”
Weekend poem (May 11), by Yusra Amjad.
Chasing
“I tried closing my eyes; to let the acid drive me inside to some space I had forgotten, a region of myself where the moon didn’t rise.” Story of the Week (May 9), by Santiago J. Sanchez.
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Author of the Month: Madeleine Lee
“We feel obligated to hide ourselves, and in general, we’re just plain cruel to each other.” Madeleine Lee, our Author of the Month, talks to Sauleha Kamal.
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Wenlock Poetry Festival 2014: In Review
The Missing Slate’s take on the 2014 Wenlock Poetry Festival.
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Whatever the Wounds, Whatever the Damage
“At the factory her job is to attach buttons to shirts, pants and dresses all day long. Then, very late at night, in the darkness, she returns and reenters her cave.” Story of the Week (May 2), by Shahaduzzaman. Translated from Bengali by Shabnam Nadiya.
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Raptures
“‘Conies’, whispers Wisdom Smith, ‘require calm,/ dawn craft and a down-wind’…” Poem of the Week, from the Wenlock Festival. By David Morley.
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Thunder, Lightning etc.
“Our lightning strikes would laser half the town…/ A childhood, if you’re lucky, should be this.” Weekend poem from the Wenlock Festival, by Luke Wright.
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TÄrÄ at the Prom
“There were only skeletons at the prom but/ TÄrÄ was not afraid…” Poem of the Week (April 22), by Ottilie Mulzet.
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