XLI 2nd May 'Death Map. Interactive coronavirus map lets you find out number of deaths in your postcode.' The Sun And suddenly it's fear. He wakes me up at odd hours, pulls me out of bed, he works by stealth, he spikes my morning cup with dark. I drink him like a drug, I … Continue reading from ‘One Hundred Lockdown Sonnets’ by Jacqueline Saphra
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Two poems by Jacqueline Saphra
All My Mad Mothers My mother gathered every yellow object she could find: daffodils and gorgeous shawls, little pots of bile and piles of lemons. Once we caught her with a pair of fishnet stockings on a stick, trying to catch the sun. My mother never travelled anywhere without her flippers, goggles and a snorkel. … Continue reading Two poems by Jacqueline Saphra
Two poems by Jacqueline Saphra
Hampstead 1979 He says he's a Gemini too, always wears white linen to parties and is a recreational heroin user in an open relationship. He whispers lunch and writes his number on a £1 note and yes on a rainy Friday he buys me real champagne at Sheekey's, feeds me oysters with his fingers … Continue reading Two poems by Jacqueline Saphra
‘Internet Shopping’ by Jacqueline Saphra
Uncle Ted and I are window-shopping on the internet. I say there's nothing you can't buy remotely and suggest Costco, send him the link. I tell him that the padding’s good, point out it's comforting and solid; for him, only the best. He sends me a link to Amazon: a pine affair, plain … Continue reading ‘Internet Shopping’ by Jacqueline Saphra
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