The Machine Shop Broadmoor Hospital Frank at work, hanging smoke, yellow light, the noise of hammers, hot dust in his throat. Engine Lathe Operations and Controls The pleasure of precision, of calibration tools, the cool shine of gauge wheels. The spindle rotates in both directions. The tail stock can be positioned along the ways … Continue reading ‘The Machine Shop Broadmoor Hospital’ by Martin Figura
Author: And Other Poems
A poem by Tania Hershman
Moss The moss of his skin began to grow on the surface of mine and then in bed tiny daisy heads fell on the pillow between us. Moss was first published in Alba, A Journal of Short Poetry. Tania Hershman is the author of two short story collections and has only just … Continue reading A poem by Tania Hershman
‘Honeymoon’ by Josephine Corcoran
I wouldn’t call it a honeymoon, those muffled nights in mothballed rooms. With cake in the boot we pilgrimmed north, taking a young marriage to old widows, my father’s brothers dead, their crucifixes still hanging. In each house we were given the double bed, my aunties inviting us to fornicate on concave mattresses containing … Continue reading ‘Honeymoon’ by Josephine Corcoran
