Tag Archives: M. L. Emmett

M. L. Emmett

Posted on December 30, 2014 by Ijagun Poetry Journal

M. L. Emmett is an English woman, living in Adelaide Australia. She was the convener of Friendly Street Poets Inc – the longest running poetry reading & publishing organisation in the southern hemisphere: <friendlystreetpoets.org.au>. She was an academic at the … Continue reading →

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Night Shot with Light

Posted on October 21, 2014 by Ijagun Poetry Journal

(Image: Snowstorm at Sea by J. M. Turner) Blood punching hard through every vein White thunder drums with fists of rain Lightning’s whip cracks flashing white Ships heave and seem to leap in light Sea spins and swirls staccato pace … Continue reading →

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Turkish Smyrna

Posted on October 21, 2014 by Ijagun Poetry Journal

This carpet – a Turkish Smyrna – is made with Gordian knots, tied by the fine fingers of a child tied to a loom by a thin, pale leg. Every centimetre – a hundred knots This carpet – two and … Continue reading →

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Peace tattoo

Posted on October 21, 2014 by Ijagun Poetry Journal

(Photo by Jayel Aheram) Children need to breathe the air of protest walk together, arm in arm with strangers wear badges of hope and T-shirts with lifelines Sing words of wisdom and history chant choric responses of camaraderie in a … Continue reading →

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