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yellowhammer - by Thomas A. Clark

{ Poem }

Box work

Pruning - by Jim C. Wilson

{ Poem }

I dock the dead, the damaged and diseased;
/ the gnarled and dry come tumbling from the heights
/ until I stand knee-deep…

On being asked to write a poem about a tool or utensil - by Diana Hendry

{ Poem }

I want an item without associations,
/ something clean of history, so
/ it can’t be the dust-pan, at least fifty
/ years old and tattooed…

from ‘Playing God’ - by Glenn Colquhoun

{ Poem }

10. A note of warning to patients when all else fails
/
/ Sometimes the needle is too blunt.
/ The stethoscope is too quiet.
/ The…

The Case - by Kathleen Jamie

{ Poem }

In which river did the fish swim
/ that mistook for a fly a hook on a line
/ so drew its last, that…

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