Ornithology There is a type of bird whose mating call comes not from its throat but the inside of its egg. So, while the female’s shell lodges the lives of feathered embryos, the male’s encloses air. When it is laid the casing dries and shrinks and the carefully uneven surface starts to crack, releasing … Continue reading Two poems by Ben Parker
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A poem by Harry Man
Ultrasound The white artery of your spine hovers beneath a butterfly’s ghost; wings budding into flight twice a second, heartbeat by heartbeat. The isthmus of your foot kicks in the fluid – the pressure of the sensor is ticklish. With the end of his biro the doctor circles your magnified hand gloved in light … Continue reading A poem by Harry Man
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