Monthly Archives: May 2013
Seth Crook
Naming of the Hills The first of the landscape spoke and named the hills, the fairy mounds, the hollows of the heroes. Bruach Mhor, Cwm LLewelyn Then taller people came, and painted on new beasts and visions, sacred titles in … Continue reading
Petra Reid
All Things Slim and Beautiful Thou shalt obey the law of BMI, Thou shalt not cite genetic alibi, Loss of portion control’s a deadly sin; Let yourself go? Only the good die thin. O birds and babes, wannabe size … Continue reading
Yer Messin wae ma Karma, by Dora Wright
Yer Messin wae ma Karma Yer messing wae ma Karma yer puting it oot o’ sync ma nerves are a’ in tatters noo a’l huv tae tak some Zinc Yer gettin me all wound up instead o calming doon A … Continue reading
My beautiful Pedes, by Jax Leck
My Beautiful Pedes Pedicurial perfection my little donkeys silken to the touch lying in lavender-soaked socks Calcaneus and talus so beautifully formed No neanderthal flanges here Navicular and cuboid Vie for my attention I love them both And such sweet … Continue reading
And Lo… by Daniel Connelly
And Lo, the Ants did Partake of the Raisins Grappa habit. Twice a day I reach for the jar of raisins soaked in vintage Nardini Bassano to chew on a spoonful or two. Last night I upended a dozen or … Continue reading
The Rum gentlemen, by Andrew Dalgleish
The Rum gentlemen At Kinloch turreted Annanstone pile red-faced ‘neath the dark rocks of ‘Rhum’, an antlered hall where Sir George lours down and centurion dust motes assemble. For a moment here stand at time’s portal, glimpse an opulence glistering … Continue reading
Two poems by Anne Dunford
No Power (With apologies to Henry Reed) Today is the second day of spring. We have snow. Tomorrow morning we will have more snow. We have to think about living without power. The sun shines on glistening snow drifts and … Continue reading
Author biographies?
I’ve been thinking about putting optional very short (say two line) author biographies on the site, either following the poems or as a separate ‘Contributors’ page. Some past submissions have come with biographies, sometimes in far too much detail, but … Continue reading
Submissions
The submissions for the first month of the new look Open Mouse have started to arrive, and I’m very happy with the quality. I’ve always looked for new voices here, and I’ve never been disappointed. There’s room for more though, … Continue reading
Welcome
All those submitting should read the ‘Guidelines’ page before sending poems. There’s also an ‘About’ page with further information on the Mouse and its history, and a ‘Links’ page to related sites. If you’ve had work published in the ‘Mouse’, … Continue reading
The Open Mouse 