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2/13

KevNickells

Disaffected&exha

usted,asblackholesforfuckingpo

isonoustarandwe

areonlydeprecated

vesselsofwaste,linedinviscoustar.

Mercuryforlungs.

Byaspirationsweunderstandavicio

uschoking.Weare

rentwithpoisonsre

ndered.

DearStJude.Bring

Florian.

Aproblem

withrhetoricisthatitisapparentlyflim

syinthefaceof

empiricalterror.

Wehaverecentlyse

enLatinxqueersslaughtered.

Wehaverecentlyse

enanMPmurdered.

Eachactisthatofc

learandpresentterror.

ThepeopleIloveareundersiege.Queer,brown,black,immigrant.DidI

notlovethemthisisstillawar.

IreadtodayofPo

lesattackedinthestreet,leftbleed

ingforanhouror

more.

TheUKeverwasa

tarpitsinkhole,acloyingvestigeof

actualhumanswrit

ascarrion-in-waitin

g.Thissentimentremainsemblazone

donblackbodies.

Thestolidimpotenceofpoliticaldialogueisablazonu

nto'my''homeland'

(thoughthosewordsareoccultedperiphrases&cursesto

menow)

Tomurder.

Vicissitudesofblazonofcrowsofverisimilitudeofg

aspingofterrorof

murderofmapping

ofvexation(&vexillology)ofpoison

Andblack

sunderhatred.

Tobedeclaredwar

upon.

Andthisfetidholemaynolongerconsidermesubject.

NatRahaon

promiseofthesoil,elite

drivel,cathexis,bitter

jammed/^rotationalspheres

,falsetranslationsofgeography

decommissionedtowns/de-

commissionedwages,extraction

,thatcapitaldoesnotgiveafuck;;

atomicvowelsofthe

ruling,leylineso

fcolony&hadrian,seas

betweenfamines

unreported,thestruggle

ofnews

printasenterprise

,austerehungers,historiesofwages,

theprom

iseoftheislandimperial

anational

-ist/ex-

plosive,here

,ass

ertsaviolentsameness,

reifiedflags&senses,unjust

yetdefendsthedemocratic,

strikethroughthemulticulture

,strikethroughlabourforce,the

blessdpolice/tobewedded

astheatreofnationalpride,avery

englishmaintenance

#\thevibrantdomestics

,streetsurge,print&

militantfissures

offear,present

&pastsofanti-racism


3/13

ourmouthsanOof

NO

-bodiednessashamed&disgusted

notpurifiedbutblottedout,

nottheNOofnothingness

butofpurgatory

&Iwouldnotwish

terroronanyone,

leastofallwhenitissponsoredbythestate

intheformofWAR

letusexemplifyno-bodiesbyrefusing

toputourbodiesin

theservice

ofbordersthestate

theguns

thereproductiontheexhaustion

thetheorynotthepractice

theenemynotthechild

sentimentnotcomm

itment

theNOwewilldie

sayingYESto.

CasparJadeHeinemann

theyhavenoevidencethatasylumEuropeansorEastern

seekersare

responsibleforreported

reductionsintheswanpopulation

DankentrailsfoldingintosoftsoupsofhopewhereDankentrailsfolding

intosoftsoupsofhopeis

amorenourishingthandisturbingmentalimageto

placedeepinsidesomeon

e

Wherefencesfeelingnothingbutplayful

obstaclecourseslinked

orthedeepblossomfoldsonthe

edgeofskin

elementsofrefusalbeatenoutbutstill

presentinlivinghorses,nobody

winsthevictory

dance

Holdingoutforthis

feeling

handshadow

puppetofaharetwitchin

gonthesideofanemptybelltent

brightwith

candleswaitingforitsbestlife,

bestfirehazardbeyon

dtweefascist

incidentals

Whenisearthcapitalised?Stareatthewhiteinteriorall

youwant

ifitsall

youwantbutthisfailingdrawingof

alogcabinis

thehypotheticalfreedom

ofaplacewherethereisnochoice

tobeforced

betweenanti-monarchism

andswanadoration

Whereallactionsare

tissuefromahugefuckingdesirablescarofintentionality

a

wayfromthe

empty-fullmorningafter

drunkstateofthehonestanswerto

Wheredoes

yourfoodcomefrom?

beingEverywhere,soexcusem

yfragmented

thoughtpatterns,butIreallywritebestwhenIamsadand

fatwithfood

fromeverywhereintheworld

Culturedvultureforthe

lastscrapsof

empireleakingsortofju

stifiedapocalypseanxietymanifestinacupboard

ofthousandsoflentils

theintrinsicconceptualexcessof

condiments

andtheexpectantcaptureofwildyeast

Doweneedanythingfromthe

shop?Wemightbeouto

fmilkforeverAngrycagessuckingeachotherdry

yetsocialrelationscementedwithagaveorhigh-fructosecorn

syrup,lifeor

death

emptycalories,socialjusticemeanscivilwar

Ina

happiertemporalzonethebeehivemeshcrawlingwithbe

etlesfucking

orchids---nothingabjectaboutIt---gesamtkunstw

erk,darling

Medical/pastoralproblem

sIamthinkingaboutjerkingoffto

afterreading

theNHShealthpage

onparanoidthoughts,notbecauseImintoitbut

becauseIm

scaredand

thinkingofattemptingMEATUNITEDagain

ButIamalazycoward

soIwritethisinstead,extra-nervousshakingand

bleedingandmynecksk

iniskindofpeelingofflikeIama

giantchubby

pinksnakewithananxietydisorderwhocantevensheda

fuckingskin

properly

ItsallveryboringlikehowIcanneverbreathintheusual

wayyouprobablyknowalltoowelltoo

andhopefully

welldo

somethingaboutitonedaybecauseitsfuckedupwhenthoughtabout,

feelingthisclosetoalarmclock24/7whenwecouldbechasingsemi-

domesticatedpigeonsaro

undthenature

reservedbytheM

11ringroad


4/13

Whatferretsintheurbancracks

isthem.Fromyour

pubescenthumidities

theyrewhatneverkissesback.After

thenighteconomytheyare

thevoiceinthecity

letout.Theyarefly

ers,

theyareknownunk

nowns,

theyareweaponsofmassdestruction;

anysingleoneofth

em

wouldtellyouwhattheyreallythink

aboutyourreceding

hairline

andthatthoughtwo

uldbepiercing.

Theyarebolshy.Th

eyarenottall.

Theyarethehigher

everyday

whereinsteadofthetrademark

thejeansyouvejustslepton

impressinyourfacetheyrepresent

theroutefromthere

tohere,

thesuburbanvector

softhepolisenmasse.

Theyarecompendious,

theyareaninternet

ofsighs

andaninspiredmultiplicity.

Theyhavetinybellies

sotheyarealwaysonthemove.

Theyhavetinyheads

soeverythingappea

rsasrelation.

Theyreeverywhere.

ivnextdoorhesasleephush

keephimtherewithtimid

silenthateandburnthegarden

keepfiringonthebranches

andtheearthsdankwaste

hohothecloudswemade

nuxvomicagrowfromashortthicktrunk

wood:dense,hardwhite,

closegrained

driedfruitwithhairsspro

uting12hour

halflifehaileliminate:avoxthatpops

dropkexandwhirlforus,parse

thesnippingmotion

Idropmylefthand

Indevilsporridge

andputitdownyourmou

th:

take

whats

y/oursthere


5/13

Debtisthelowestformofselfinterest

---

Youonlygobaldonce

---

Elections

sustaintheillusionthat

there'sno

onetoblamebut

ourselves---

Somepeople

knowthey

'relying

morethan

others

---

Whetherrich

orpoorit's

greatto

havemoney

---

Gunsdon'tkillpeople

killpeoplekillpeople

---

IfIwereinheavenI'dbedeadbynow

---

Youshouldalwayslovewhatyou'vealreadyeaten

---

Ignorance

isalsopower

---

Middlema

nUp

ii

allwhich

Icouldsmell

agriefandsittingpatience

theyvegotknivesnowand

aremissingonediscipleare

missingoneme

ssiahbutthey

canclaimhim

anywherein

whitenessandin

suddendeath

whoismyfrien

d,Igreetyou

friend.Youve

broadenedby

necessityIknow,bybeing

allthattheyarenotsothat

wecanbecom

efirmfriends

afterlivesofcrac

klingbinaries

afterscratching

yourbacktil

bloodran,levan

tine,youwon

thatround,th

eywonyours

Ihaveneverbee

nsonarrative

drummingonforclimax,always

stackingtablesinthedoorway

givingthankstobasementrooms

itssingledoorcanblockmuchout

showme

yourbagnow

showw

hatyouhave

hallelujah!beerandpetro

l

choppingrosesupforcak

e

thebigandsmallacrossm

y

surface,eternity,repetitio

n

adastrakissmykeyboard

andbuckle

downdowndown


6/13

ReesArnott-Davies

ONMODULARF

ENCINGSYSTEMS

istrying

tothinkiftheborder

isahumanshape

butthisiswherethe

waivedisolation

andthereisonepart

ofaseriesnowaflare

andtoknowthisisnot

clearingbutthestoryis

ofourselvesnotourselvesbut

sharedho

wweknowsoundis,

anarrivalandyouwillfeel

i

wanttosayunlocked

becaus

enothingcomeshere

butasinewaveforprofitandthekept

and

yesdesireforbodies

dancingthroughamuseum

andsaythatthisentirecountry

isa

nationalbarrierasset

butthis

wouldnotbeenough

becauseitisaseriesofinhospitablearrivals

anuglyofficeap

osteronthewallthen

statementandyesregretinfinite

configurations

knowingtheheaving

backorgohom

ecountonintegrated

honestylegislatedtherivetabovethesystem

thepocketis

thesoundsomething

slipsbelowthesubstance

ofacisternfailureisanarrival

butfallinguncomfortablytasteand

finge

rsmyoryoureyelids

comingovernoresistance

hereandfromtheson

proce

edingtothemeridian

levelandseeundignified

n

owwiththefocuson

davidbeckhamaseminencegrise

restraintsuntetheredmanin

helmetfollowsyouin

growalongthesea

msthatfallow

thebatonchargeis

enough

tobegettingonwiththesound

anarrivalandthefatherisatthe

meridianyouwillhardlyfeelitbut

proceedingtwelve

stepsbelowsea

isacityaslikethislondonexactly

burningbutsaline

andifyouwereto

looksafelyintoyo

urtapsand

cupsthereisthissilhouette

butnotthelevelan

dmaybethereisonly

humanshape

ofthesebodiestha

ticannot

love/and/fuck/and/well/advise

whatiskissablein

thecoral

perhapswearecondemned

toonlyeverspeak

oflondonpunished

riverconcretedover

tocommutesenten

ceinrefuge

anameforacertai

ncombinationof

distanceandtime

barredtothewill

foritselflikethere-deployable

butquieter,closertothesource,

ifthestreetoutsidecouldbe

avoidedbutthereisafence

betweentheliving

and

thedeadthatbordersmy

desirebutstillido

notsayiknow

onlyatasteandan

unpleasantness

andafterwardsinthewaveaflare

LauraKilbride

AFTERTHEHAILSTO

RM,25THJUNE2016

Theshadowofthebuildingontheground

outlinedinpearl,thecurlingapplesleaves

reflectedinthechannelsrushinground,

andstilltheshotraineddownabovetheeaves.

Wewereontallchairs,listening,reachingout

toseeifitwererealandifithurt,

likeEveallover,hermou

thbrimfullofdoubt,

likePasolini,dreamingofblackshirts;

listening,andforamome

ntontheground

theJunesnowlookedlikecloverandtheleaves

greenastheyfellswungthewholeworldaround,

andstilltheshotraineddownabovetheeaves.


7/13

MeganClifton

somanyeyesonwordswordsonwordsandandandev

eryworda

vestedinterestedonewayoranotherfromallofusapo

isonandashard

Loveandfearare

theonlypolaritiesandcertaintiesand

weknowthis

andand

Realitynotsomuchagridbutanetandwearetangled

upwithourhate

anddyingcutting

intopantingchests

andnooneisimm

uneandfactsdonotexistsotheworldotherswantto

createisourrealitytoo

Powerlessshapele

ssinthefaceofsomuchhateandangeratothers

Abundanceleftto

wizardssciencefiction,jokeconcept,whenitcould

beourrealitybutinsteadwestripothersoftheirrighttobeandIam

becauseweareis

alaughableconceptfromthethirdworld.

VeritySpott


8/13

crischeek

LOVETHEDEAD

,FORYETTHEDEADSTILLDANCE


9/13

RobHalpern

[WAKINGTODISASTER]

Havingspentthenitedreamingoftheattentatsthatstabilizeourregions,

Myownstability,beingthisuncannyeffectofstructuraleventsandmarket

Value,Iveslowlyc

ometounderstand,bythedeafening

volleysmuting

Localsoundscapessuppressingallourbrokensigns,thes

eswollenvowels

Andthetotalspeechsituationinwhichweremainembed

ded,thatallsense

Ofconnection,allb

utthemostabstractrelations(saytho

sealigning

Mylanguage&the

armoredvehiclewiththehi-techborderpatrol

Whichtakesyrbodyasstufftobeprocessed,identitysfleshyyield)survive

Abradedinappearancesothatbarelyaghostofourcommonoutline,

Thismisshapenform(starklineamentsofasinglelimbo

rdigitliketheone

Thatguyheldupon

TVtoshowithadbeenblownaway

)remains,

Abarelylegibletou

chinthespacebetweenenjoinedima

ginations,ours,

Anddreamingstateswhoseproductourpoemsyearntonegate.

becomplacent.

Inside/Outside

Youareme

Iamyou

YouAreUniverse-

Imeanit.This

isnotadrilland

notametaphor.

Youdonotneedtobeafraid.

(youmust)Trust.

Youcanignoredetail.Bu

ildwhatever

storiessuit.Wedonot

needtobeafraid.AllIsL

ove.

Humanityisagalaxy

withthepowerof7billionsuns.

Digit.

Perhapsitseemsinmoment:

Painsparksupquick.

Sharp.Suffering

sticksandtacks,

itholds.

Pleasureisadeepwelling

river,

ajourneyoutwardsand

in.Allaretransitory,illusory

.

Timeisimmaterial,a

trap.Thecreatureinmy

chestisadesperate

gameofmagicthegathering

withinalessthanlucidnightmare,

dreamstatehullofship

deathstench

andlifedriveinwails

oflonelyagony,

isahowlingdesiretonot

exist,isachildpushedan

d

pulledaboutscreaming,

weeping.Thatblind

yearningnostalgialove

forahomethatcannever

have

existed.Ahomethat


10/13

SamCutting

LAWSOFFLOTA

TION

Yousaiditwouldallbealright,

butI'dseenyouslid

efromcertaintytofear.

Generationsofenem

ieshavebeencreated.

Thelawsofflotatio

narenotuniversal.

He'llleavewithhis

lover

andthey'llgolivea

snomads.

Shewillwonder-theshareofher

lifethatishis--isitsafe

onthissideoftheo

cean--

Theonefrombeforewillbefineinanenclaveof

wineandhastyengagements.But

won'tsleepwell.

Hewouldkillthisv

ersionofhislife,allforthatotherperson

ifhehasto.

Andanotherandan

other

andanotherandan

other.

anddown

theirthroats

theywerealreadynotliving

theyweredogsinourmidst

*

AlexMacDonald

BADNEWSISAFUNN

YKINDOFBREAKFAST

Myphoneisgoingcrazyatnight,lightingup

withlittlenightmares,viv

idandpithilyrecalled.

Themorninghasimportantthingstosay,Iask

theplugholetospeakup.

Itmustbehardwhen

theradioisfullofvoices

andyouhaveahole

foramouthandmoreholesforteeth,speaking

onlywhensomethingmovesthroughyou.

"You'relikeme,amanof

absences"Isay

topracticallynoone.How

cantheChristmasflute

oftheweekendbeplayingoutsidemywindow?

Ihaven'tbeenhungryfor

companyorbreakfast

allweek.IntheeveningI

watchathreehourfilm

aboutaroomofstranged

esiresandmenhiding

inzones,tryingtopiecea

pastfromdrownedpistols

andpaintingsofforgiving

women.Therewasno

happyending,butitended.Therearenocrazypeople,

butthereishate.Myphonecannotdream,but

Isootheitanyway,strokingitsheadandlistening

toitsvoices,sayingback

whateverIcan.


11/13

KarlMVWaugh

***

dowesloga

nback

***

doweeducate

***

do

wecryatalostfuture

***

dowebelieveth

attheywillpracticallychangelittle

***

dowegetangryatthe

vindication

offascism

***

dowefighttheracistsonthestreet

***

dow

eblametheleft

***

doweblamethemedia

***

doweblamethepoor

***

doweblametheright

***

do

weblameeurope

***

dowekeepcalmandcarryon

***

doweresorttoin

fighting

***

dowemarch

***

d

owecomplain

***

dowedemandarecount

***

callfoul

***

dowerespectdemocracy

***

dowerespectademocracybasedonlies

***

doweblamemurd

och

***

dowecursemurdoch

***

doweperform

ritualsinthedark

**

*dowefighttopreserveourrights

***

dowefightforour

foreignfriends

***

dowehaveachance

***

doweworkwiththeresult

***

doweknowwha

tisevenright

***

dowefighton

***

dowehide

***

***

iamstrugglin

gtomoveforwardstounhookmyfeetfromth

efabriccarpetdragging

mefrictionalstuckintoa

molassesuglyandmould

/

iamstrugglingtoconnect

toavibeechoingfroma

povertyigenerallywishtosupport

/

iamtrappedinsideatea

staintrappedatthebottomofthecupunabletomakechanges

/

unabletohelp

/

iamvoteless

/

ihavebeenuncountedorrathermycount

hasbeencancelled

out

/

myvoiceisnotmandate

/

myemotionsdequeued

/

iam

strugglingtobewhereiwanttobewherethecornershopsayswelcome

/

iamashamed

andthisisn'treallyaboutme

/

iamhurtbutmanywillbehurtmore

/

iwantto

standunitednotfrayedunwoundnotshrapneldisownednotcancerd

iagnosisdelayednot

anemicnotblooddiluted

notwhatever

/

ithasbecomepatternmatched

/

a

headlinebelief

/

apostfactreality

/

aheartbreakscreamchockedbefore

vocalised

/

iamdisownedinteastains

*

**

***

canw

edisarmpropaganda

***

canweeducate

***

canwefightfirewithlove

***

canwelovethehaters

***

canweseethehope

***

canwebelieveinourselves

***

canwehelpeachother

***

canwereassureeachother

***

canwedra

wamapfacingforwards

***

amapclaimingpeace

***

canwestopcomingupwithsolutions

***

canwestopco

mingupwithproblems

***

canweridiculethexenophobia

***

makeitirre

levant

***

canwekeepvigilant

***

canweembraceitall

***

canweendupwithbetter

protectionsnotworse

***

canwefightonagain

***

canwebethereforeachother

***

toholdeachothersafe

***

canweletthisbeabadmark

***

justadark

nightandnotthelosingbattle

***

canw

eplease

***

please

***

please

***

coldbrightdaystonebeachsouthernislandtip

shareashameinanimate

extenda

letterofcareincircles

dissolve

Imsorry,mydarling,fromnowonlythesmoothestdhalw

illflowfrom

thesefingers:

asludgeofAyurvedicsoul-foodprecipitationcarpetin

gtheworld

inlove.

Pickupyourfeet,wellies

willbeprovided.

Ivegotmyaprononand

Iaimtogetcooking.

*

RobStanton

STRAYRANT

Fuckthelocal.

Fucktheglobal.

Fuckplace.

Placedefineslimits.

Lumpsinspace.

Caress,ifyoumust,

sutureeyestoyour

particular

spot,butnever

plantaflag.

Memory

istyranny.

We

owethefuture.


12/13

EleyWilliams

Everyelementofahouseopened,andateverywindowa

neye.

Iwasready,hadbeenpracticingthetablecloth-off-the-tableroutine

untentativelypla

youtside,yousaid,anddraw

dot-to-dotwiththemidges.Lookatthepolygonsyoucanmake

afterrainwhentheeyeistrainedtoseethedarkerpartofpansies.

Flowersnodded.Th

eyweregrey-muzzledandheldtwice.

I'vetoldeveryonethatswiftscanflyforthreeyearswithoutresting,

'Notevenforready

money',andIhear

thatlatelytheskyhasturnedquiteboldwithgriefattheir

scimitarpractice,w

ithgriefandwithmisquotation.

Aconspiracyofcoc

hleas;abouquetmadeofeyelids;

waveshalf-rememb

eredandmistakenlyreturned.

Itmovesinquotientsabouttheheart

andgrowswithinandwithout,

(Withinandwithout',saidthepercussionofmypulse.

Withinandwithout:

Ifyouholdmybloo

duptomyshell

youcanhearswifts

calling,andsomethinglikestatic)

Thereferendumisameta

phorforlife

Yes,that'sbadbutnotwh

enIdoit

Heisn'tallbad,Idon'tkn

owwhy

Youhaveanissue,hewas

kindtome

Gofuckyourself.

Yourextremeprejudice.

Yourdissociationfromot

her'spain.

Thinkingyouareabovethat.

Clingingtobravado.

IGNORINGABUSE

Lookingtheotherway.

Pretendingyou'retoocoo

ltoengage.

Thinkingtheanswerismagic.

Drugsareasmucharealsolution

AssayingBrexitthreetim

esinamirror.

Usethemirrortolookatyourself.

Thensmashthatimage.

Don'tlikewhatisreflecte

d?

Thendon'tvoteoutofrea

lity

Andtryandgetbackinto

TheFuckingEU.


13/13

BenGraham

SONGOFTHESI

NKINGSON

Thingis,theselastf

ewyearsI'vefeltlessofanisland

Surroundedbyfrien

dsthatis,whoseboundariesblurintomyown

Evenasmyowncoastlinecrumbles,erodedbytime

AndIacceptthatIa

mslippingintoagreaterocean

Ibelievelessiniden

tity

Andmoreinbeing

Andingettingpastthefetishizingofintelligenceaswell

Likebeauty,orlikemusclepower

Idon'thavetobeclever

Orcleverest

Justlistentootherp

eople'svoices

Andabsorbinforma

tion

Andact

"JustbygoingtoSixthFormyou'realreadyamongthetop

tenpercentof

peopleinthiscountry"

Theytoldmeinsom

eYorkshirevillageschoolin1987

Beingcleverwasmyisland

Beingnotgoodatsports,butgoodatdrawing

(Dividethebodyfro

mthemind)

I'mstillnotwhoIth

oughtIwas;I'mglad

Iusedtobeafraidoftrees,Isaid

Myfavouritecolour

'sblue,myfavouriteshapeasquare

Myfavouritenumber'sfour,Ifancygirls

Ifollowbatman

Fearnature,feminin

ityandchaos

Makinglists,I'mhauntedbytheJoker

Now

Iletitallbreakthrough

IamnotI

Iamnotland

NotI

Processshiftingenergies

Allofthis

Nothingspecial

Nothing

Special

Allofthis

Special

DominicFox

Lurch,itsays,totheright.Says,rightwards,lurch.

Abrickthrougheverywindow,rightwardly.

Alurchinthe"itsays",it

saysso,right

here,andirreversiblythe

lurch

bricksupthewindows,se

tstheworldtoright

bydefault,lurchinglurchingintolurch

asifbyagelessright,asifthewindows

wereeverbrick,andneve

rbrokenso

itsays;andyouunlurchin

ginthebuilding,

youinyourunrightedworld,unsaid

inthe"itsays",yousaynotso,youwindow

waitingforthebrick,you

wardofright:

staybroken,keepthebuilding,holditopen;

unsettherightworld,unsaywhatitsays.

*

[anonymous]

RiledataLockheedtests

ite

underground,

ashieldflickersonon

aDARPAunderling.

Ifyouareonwater,getto

shore

andoffwideopenbeache

s.

Eithertheskyisrigged

orthepuzzleistoostro

ng.

Thepinksnow

canttell.

Humanerrorthenbreaks

this

totheblindsidedunderlin

g,

oftentheweakerone.

Youllseeitwhenyougo

outside.

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