Articles by Stephen Kingsnorth

Poem

• Warmer Flesh (July 25, 2022) poem unrhymed

  Stephen Kingsnorth (Cambridge M.A., English & Religious Studies), retired to Wales, UK, from ministry in the Methodist Church due to Parkinson’s Disease, has had pieces published by on-line poetry sites, printed journals and anthologies.

• Ginga Weave (August 15, 2022) poem

  "...my spirit thrashed through sweat and dreams..."

• Peddle Car (September 12, 2022) poem

  "...I travelled greater distances..."

• My name is Stephen, with ph (October 17, 2022) poem

  "...I always introduce myself..."

• Bingo (November 21, 2022) poem

  "...without cash prize or laughter raised..."

• The Host (December 19, 2022) poem unrhymed

  "...I would meet not wings or haloes, but true messengers of God..."

• Pickings (December 26, 2022) poem unrhymed

  "...the wallet slipped, worn-leather shine, is soon binned skip, of no account..."

• Hoops (January 23, 2023) poem unrhymed

  "...we traded jokes, paraded skills..."

• Alloted Space (February 20, 2023) poem unrhymed

  "...all day is worked to sunset strip..."

• Appointment (March 27, 2023) poem unrhymed

  "...the major tear-off bit attached, doctor’s scribble, notorious..."

• Joint Enterprise (April 24, 2023) poem unrhymed

  "...though most their lads had Nam and eggs..."

• Lengths for Width (May 22, 2023) poem unrhymed

  "...Pale sunshine may give way to rain..."

• Swaddling (June 19, 2023) poem unrhymed

  "...where heather bushed in purple rug..."

• Hoodwink (July 17, 2023) poem unrhymed

  "...we know this suspect from the news..."

• Gasp (August 21, 2023) poem unrhymed

  "...searching both for inner and for outer ways..."

• Rows (September 18, 2023) poem unrhymed

  "...beg to hear her, or impress the point..."

• Rust (November 27, 2023) poem unrhymed

  "...so damp air driving season’s cost..."

• Preserved (December 25, 2023) poem unrhymed

  "...thank God for vinegar preserve..."

• Gun Slinging at Ten (January 22, 2024) poem unrhymed

  "...The lesson had been clearly taught..."

• Grain to Crust (February 19, 2024) poem unrhymed

  "...farmer’s toil in soil, and miller’s grinding at the wheel..."

• Dyslexic Games (March 18, 2024) poem unrhymed

  "...Imagine, me, reading your words..."

• Jasmine (April 22, 2024) poem

  "...How dare these petals risk the sharps..."

• Past Death (May 27, 2024) poem

  "...this mask should not replace her face..."

• Schoolboy Gold (June 24, 2024) poem

  "...nugget of living gold..."

• Worn Labels (July 22, 2024) poem

  "...because, on course, they all were bad..."

• Green Room (August 19, 2024) poem

  "...I’m told that change is all around..."

• Suspense (November 18, 2024) poem unrhymed

  "...trundling train tracks flimsy girders, river bridge..."

• Urban Swerve (December 16, 2024) poem unrhymed

• Fisher King (January 13, 2025) poem unrhymed

  "...tadpoles, toads and newts nearby..."

• Growing Patch (February 17, 2025) poem unrhymed

  "For years it was a briar patch..."

• Summit Negotiations (May 5, 2025) poem

  "...I stall to scan those sweetmeat plates..."

• Tasting Time (June 2, 2025) poem

  "...where even dust just lost its way..."

• Following the Grain (June 30, 2025) poem

  "...a line on which patina time will mark..."

• There (July 28, 2025) poem

  "...we trusted Trust, as taught to do..."

• The Snicket (August 25, 2025) poem

  "...Face front, two privet edge, alone..."

• Trench Art (December 29, 2025) poem unrhymed

  "That summit once a seaside scene..."

• Scree (January 26, 2026) poem unrhymed

  "...here’s scree too heavy, mountain clad..."

• Liminal (February 23, 2026) poem unrhymed

  "...soliloquy as commentary..."