When I wrote this back in 2016, I was longing for a Labour government, never imagining that when that finally happened they'd cut disability benefits just as harshly and with remarkably similar rhetoric. (Poem made from lines from IDS speeches with words changed.) #PIPcuts

I loved Emily Rinkema's "Five Stages of Doug" in the latest issue of Gone Lawn Journal. gonelawn.net/journal/issue6…

Who says metaphysical poetry belongs in the 17th century? Here's Rodger Kamenetz with "The Metaphysics of Goofy" from the "Dreaming Awake" prose poetry anthology.

More propaganda from the oil separatists ...

A little story about how PIP reassessments are a significant problem and saying that the system won’t change for existing claimants is cold comfort. I was 8 years old the first time my dad was sectioned. He was medically retired by 40. He was able to claim DLA. 1/

The first Rade Drainac of the season. I guess it must be autumn again.

Never mind those pesky clouds, look there! You can see the corn moon all glowy behind them. The corn moon is here for you! Love the corn moon, it loves you. Late summer is beautiful, is it not? Gone Lawn 61, here you go! gonelawn.net/journal/issue6…

Selima Hill staying clean.

Very happy to have this piece of short fiction in the latest edition of Gone Lawn Journal Read the rest of it here: gonelawn.net/journal/issue6…

Zbigniew Herbert in natural history mode

Bill Knott. Love that last line.

Monday with Jane Hirshfield

Our autumn issue is now online! Featuring essays by Lyndall Gordon & Robert Archambeau; poems by Marilyn Nelson & Judson Mitcham; reviews by David Mason of a Robert Louis Stevenson biography & Michael Thurston of T. S. Eliot’s Collected Prose; and more! hudsonreview.com

In the old days a poet would post off a submission to a magazine, come home and wait like this for a reply

Hate this sort of thing. Dark times keep getting darker. If you like Gone Lawn and you have the means, consider a donation to keep us going, even something small. Thank you. Upcoming issue is looking good. gonelawn.net/journal/glj_ab…

Every week Shawn D. Brink recommends a "weekend read". Very pleased to see that my short fiction piece, "One of Us", which appeared in Gone Lawn Journal, is his choice for this weekend. shawnbrinkauthor.wordpress.com/weekend-reads/

Russell Edson.

Still very chuffed to have this poem here.