Review: Stickleback, Ode to a Hedgehog (magazine)
Publisher: The Hedgehog Poetry Press
Author: Various
Price: FREE, but a donation to Prickles Hedgehog Rescue would be nice!
Mark Davidson, the editor of HPP has created a poetry press that has distinguishable presence and voice. Stickleback magazine epitomises this. Cover design features a Stickleback fish and a Hedgehog. Glorious.
Helena has a rare talent to convey microcosms that engulf the reader through a brief moment of poetry. Her poem ‘Begin’ is a fine example of this, and you can find it in our upcoming DUST pocket poetry pamphlet.
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We’re super excited to announce submissions to issue four of Eye Flash will be open Monday 5th of November! We hope this issue will be our biggest and best yet, and we can’t wait to get our teeth stuck into it.
Daniel’s poem from issue two of Eye Flash is brimming with imagery and rhyme that combines magically to create a scene full of pastoral and romantic melancholy.
Sneha has impressed us no end at Eye Flash. After accepting her poetry for issue three we are spellbound, her poetry complex and accessible, pulling the reader into the world she has intricately created. Sneha is one to watch for the future, creating one of the most respectable poetry journals around , ‘Parentheses’,
This weeks poem is courtesy of Anna Saunders and featured in issue one of Eye Flash. Anna is one of our favourite contemporary poets here at Eye Flash, and The Angel of Revelation visits the New Age Centre is a great example of Anna’s work that combines comedy, melancholy and the spiritual to create a unique voice that is easy to connect with.
To celebrate National Poetry Day we are sharing a discount code for 40% off everything in our shop, until Thursday 11th October. Please use NPD40 at the checkout to receive your discount.
Hooray!
We are thrilled with the response we have had with our first pocket poetry collection, ‘DUST‘. It has been our most popular product so far and has captured a lot of peoples interest, and so it makes sense for us to start work on our second collection!
This collection with be exploring the subject of ‘The Heart’. If you would like to submit please read our guidelines on our submit page.
With launching DUST, our first pocket poetry collection from Eye Flash, we have been blown away with all the support and love. Not that we’re surprised, with poets such as Jane Burn, Luke Palmer and Ellora Sutton gracing the pages of DUST it’s guaranteed to be a special collection of poems.
Our poem of the week is Jane Burn’s haunting and ethereal poem, The House of Blossomed Bones, available in issue three of Eye Flash Poetry.
Josep’s intimate and engaging interview with Eye Flash is an authentic reflection of his poetry. Living in Edinburgh after being born and raised in Spain, Josep’s constant evolution of rhyme and word keeps his readers on their toes- including us. We are delighted to have Josep’s poem ‘Polyphemus’ in issue three for you to read. Find out more about him below.
Claire Westwood is the talented artist and illustrator gracing the front cover of issue three of Eye Flash, and we can’t wait to share her colourful and ethereal designs with you. Listing Viginia Woolf and Christmas alongside other influences, Claire’s quirky artwork fits right in with our Eye Flash family of talented poets and artists.
Cruiser 50,
We've lost the line.
...please tell the man who's
struggling to hold the line
that in the Citadel of Democracy
we can't find 17 men & woman to help him
tow the line.
inspired by Jan 6 2021
https://brevityisland.home.blog/2021/02/12/american-lament/ @donlemon @AC360 @senrobportman @EyeFlashPoetry
