for the power and pulse
that lifts her and her board
so she's standing on water,

for the sound of the spray
when a clean wave breaks
in hailstones around her,

for the time outside time
when she catches the gust
and is swept

the full length of the fetch,
wind like a blade to her neck.
For the tug of the swell,

Boldly going where no girl has gone before

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John Montague’s gravestone unveiled after anniversary Mass

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Poverty Safari: Understanding the anger of Britain’s underclass by Darren McGarvey

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The drinking person’s guide to cities around the world

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in the moment before
she must bail,
she pulls herself up.

i.m. Shirley McClure 1962-2016

Jane Clarke’s debut collection is The River (Bloodaxe)