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Canada Geese - by Robert Davidson

{ Poem }

Out of the haar, in flight,
/ in formation, in position, each eye
/ on the white rump in front, each aware
/ of the white…

Castle O Burrain - by Yvonne Gray

{ Poem }

Puffins, windblown
/ come careering in
/ wings tilted
/ bright feet braced
/ outstretched
/ to catch the ledge.
/ They gather in rows
/ on narrow balconies
/ tiny, gaudy, gossiping gods
/ paintbox beaks a-gabble
/ heads…

Nocturnal Migrants - by Don McKay

{ Poem }

Another gravity. I am on my way
/ to the bathroom, the dream in my head still
/ struggling not to die into the…

The Last Vision of Angus McKay - by Tom Pow

{ Poem }

Angus McKay, Queen Victoria’s piper, went insane ‘over study of music’. He was admitted to the Crichton Royal from Bedlam…

from the saga of fnc gull - by Alan MacGillivray

{ Poem }

VII
/
/ In which fnc gull makes his will and says his last goodbyes
/
/ weve been here afore big lad
/ mind a year or…

Augury - by Caitríona O’Reilly

{ Poem }

Magnetic winds from the sun pour in
/ and send our instruments akimbo.
/ Nothing runs like clockwork now.
/ As skeletal clouds unwreathe our exposure,
/ panicky…

The Flamingo - by Richard Medrington

{ Poem }

Flamingos dress in fetching pink
/ But can be rather glum,
/
/ Their legs being made of plastic tubes
/ And bits of chewing gum.
/
/ …

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