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GAVIN O’TOOLE welcomes a bold feminist subversion of classic folktales that are ubiquitous in the Irish imagination
Universals
by Steven Taylor
A novel by Mexican Juan Pablo Villalobos, poetry by Mexican Ingrid Bringas, and a biography by Argentinian Mercedes Halfon
PAUL DONOVAN applauds an entertaining dramatisation of the famous dispute that gives insight into the struggle, and Murdoch’s unscrupulous mendacity
ELLIS RAE is disappointed by the revival of a nihilistic play that fails to offer alternatives for social change
STEVE JOHNSON recommends an exceptional album that explores the narrative folk tradition often with a strong political message
JOHN GREEN appreciates an informative and readable account of the nation state and its current dilemmas, but doubts the solutions this author has to offer
Israelis were murdered
Palestinians (if there is such a thing)
Lost their lives, like coins
Down the back of the sofa
Or left, inadvertently, on the bartop
After they’d been drinking
And yet insisted on driving
To the hospital to visit their relatives
Who were known to be terrorists
Sir Keir recognises these differences
That’s why he was a lawyer
Specialising in human rights
Steven Taylor was born and raised in Hyde, but now lives in Kilburn, London. He was among the winners of Culture Matters Bread and Roses Competitions in 2021 and 2022. His poetry appeared in the Poetry Business Coal (2024) and in Buzzin Bards poetry anthology the same year.
Poetry submissions to thursdaypoems@gmail.com
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