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Tag: T S Eliot Prize

Two poems by Moniza Alvi

January 7, 2013August 14, 2017 ~ Tom Bailey

  Two extracts from At the Time of Partition         17   And Where? Pakistan! the crowd roared. Pakistan Zindabad! Long live Pakistan! This country – her country. A nation in its instability, one that could change lives with the suddenness of a blow to the head. And Jinnah – his photograph was everywhere, … Continue reading Two poems by Moniza Alvi

‘Vermeer’s Milk Maid’ by Esther Morgan

September 11, 2012November 29, 2016 ~ Tom Bailey ~ Leave a comment

Vermeer's Milk Maid I want to steal this picture - the stillness of the girl's averted face as she concentrates on a ribbon of milk, oblivious of my presence. This is a moment of balance, like the rounded belly of the pitcher hefted in her palm, the endless shift of weight from vessel to vessel. … Continue reading ‘Vermeer’s Milk Maid’ by Esther Morgan

‘Appearances’ by Philip Gross

September 1, 2012July 19, 2015 ~ Tom Bailey ~ Leave a comment

  Appearances "What's the boy saying?" Gaunt hand wavering at me, nails like polished horn (Don't stare, your uncle's old and not well), signet ring a gleam on the wasted flesh (And call him Sir), the long-toothed grin, its awful vacancy ... then "Damn you, woman" - brittle, shrill – "Where are you?" She moved, … Continue reading ‘Appearances’ by Philip Gross

‘Embrace of the Electric Eel’ by Pascale Petit

August 20, 2012February 2, 2016 ~ Tom Bailey ~ Leave a comment

Embrace of the Electric Eel For thirty-five years, Father, you were a numb-fish, I couldn’t quite remember what it felt like that last time you hugged me when I was eight, just before you went away. But when you summon me to your stagnant pool, Dad, Papa, whatever I should call the creature that you … Continue reading ‘Embrace of the Electric Eel’ by Pascale Petit

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