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Jacob Silkstone

Alone in BabelJanuary 4, 2012

Elmore Leonard’s 10 rules of writing (and 50 reasons to ignore them)

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The CriticsDecember 14, 2011

Book Review: In Defence of Adultery

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Reviewed by Jacob Silkstone Julia Copus, In Defence of Adultery (Bloodaxe, 2003) ISBN: 1-85224-607-3 The American poet Jennifer Grotz once said that ‘Poetry is…

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Roving Eye, The CriticsJune 15, 2011

The Critics: Per Petterson

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Alone in BabelJune 8, 2011

The Poetry Premier League

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Compiled by Jacob Silkstone

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Alone in BabelJune 1, 2011

The Poetry Championship

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Alone in BabelJune 1, 2011

If poetry were football, would Seamus Heaney be Manchester United? (and other slightly pointless questions)

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Alone in BabelMay 20, 2011

The YBPs: first thoughts

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Jacob Silkstone on Todd Swift’s ‘Young British Poets’

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Alone in BabelMarch 30, 2011

Leaf-huts and snow-houses

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Alone in BabelMarch 19, 2011

In defence of plagiarism

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Alone in BabelMarch 11, 2011

Kafka, and other jokes

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One last love letter...

April 24, 2021

It has taken us some time and patience to come to this decision. TMS would not have seen the success that it did without our readers and the tireless team that ran the magazine for the better part of eight years.

But… all good things must come to an end, especially when we look at the ever-expanding art and literary landscape in Pakistan, the country of the magazine’s birth.

We are amazed and proud of what the next generation of creators are working with, the themes they are featuring, and their inclusivity in the diversity of voices they are publishing. When TMS began, this was the world we envisioned…

Though the magazine has closed and our submissions shuttered, this website will remain open for the foreseeable future as an archive of the great work we published and the astounding collection of diverse voices we were privileged to feature.

If, however, someone is interested in picking up the baton, please email Maryam Piracha, the editor, at [email protected].

Farewell, fam! It’s been quite a ride.