Poems - Amethyst Review & Stride

I've had several poems published during June and July by Amethyst Review and Stride. Most recently, my poem 'Attend, attend' has been published by Amethyst Review, who also published another poem 'are/are not'.  

I have also been pleased to have had three poems published by Stride magazine. All these poems concern other poets, beginning with the artist-poet David Jones ('Window into the divine', 1 June), continuing with Dylan Thomas ('Dylan Thomas was more at home with Blake and Vaughan than Marx and Proust', 2 June) and ending on 27 June with Not the blind man with the lamp, a poem addressed to Jack Clemo. Jack Clemo's work combined an uncompromising Christian mysticism with stark images of the working-class Cornwall he loved so much. The latter poem has been published in the Stride magazine collection entitled 'Talking to the Dead'. 'Talking to the Dead' can be read by clicking here. 

Amethyst Review is a new publication for readers and writers who are interested in creative exploration of spirituality and the sacred. Readers and writers of all religions and none are most welcome. All work published engages in some way with spirituality or the sacred in a spirit of thoughtful and respectful inquiry, rather than proselytizing. The Editor-in-chief is Sarah Law – poet (mainly), tutor, occasional critic, sometime fiction writer. She has published five poetry collections, the latest of which is Ink’s Wish. She set up Amethyst Review feeling the lack of a UK-based platform for the sharing and readership of new literary writing that engages in some way with spirituality and the sacred.

Stride magazine was founded in 1982. Since then it has had various incarnations, most recently in an online edition since the late 20th century. You can visit its earlier incarnation at http://stridemagazine.co.uk. I have read the poetry featured in Stride and, in particular, the work of its editor Rupert Loydell over many years and was very pleased that Rupert gave a poetry reading when I was at St Stephen Walbrook (an event that Sarah Law, editor of Amethyst, attended). As one or two of my early poems featured in Stride, I am particularly pleased to be published there once again.

Rupert Loydell is a poet, painter, editor and publisher, and senior lecturer in English with creative writing at Falmouth University. He is interested in the relationship of visual art and language, collaborative writing, sequences and series, as well as post-confessional narrative, experimental music and creative non-fiction. He has edited Stride magazine for over 30 years, and was managing editor of Stride Books for 28 years. His poetry books include Wildlife and Ballads of the Alone (both published by Shearsman), and The Fantasy Kid (for children); he has also edited anthologies for Shearsman, Salt and Knives, Forks & Spoons Press.

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