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Sunbird
by Vince Mills
TOM STONE urges you to catch the last dates of a New York singer/songwriter, never afraid to challenge her audiences musically or politically
JAN WOOLF examines work that aims to give viewers a material experience of the environments in the polar north and Britain equally affected by the climate crisis
The bard recalls advice received 50 years ago from his TRB muse, and sorts out appropriate legislation for football club ownership
MICHAL BONCZA and MARIA DUARTE review Facing War, Kontinental ’25, Bugonia, and Relay
MAYER WAKEFIELD is frustrated by a production of Ibsen’s classic study of an anti-heroine that fails to elucidate her motivations
PETER MASON tunes his ear into the domestic affairs of a Carribbean couple with a troublesome son
Who would take this precious thing,
A bird so delicate, so ancient in its origin,
And break its wings,
Then swing it on string around their head
And tell the world that it can fly,
That it can sing.
And does the world believe them?
Does it pretend to listen
For a plaintive cry?
Does it deny its witness
To this mutilation, once again say nothing,
Share the lie?
Note: The Sunbird is the national bird of Palestine
Vince Mills is a political activist who writes political commentary and poetry mainly for the Red Paper, Morning Star, Scottish Left Review and Labour Hub.
Poetry submissions to thursdaypoems@gmail.com.
