the world’s wife

“Casualty” by Seamus Heaney

I He would drink by himself And raise a weathered thumb Towards the high shelf, Calling another rum And blackcurrant,…

5 years ago

‘Mrs Midas’ by Carol Ann Duffy

It was late September. I’d just poured a glass of wine, begun to unwind, while the vegetables cooked. The kitchen…

12 years ago

‘Mrs Darwin’ by Carol Ann Duffy

7 April 1852 Went to the Zoo. I said to Him— Something about that Chimpanzee over there reminds me of…

12 years ago