A.D. Harper

David Lynch on poets

I don’t like talking about things too much because, unless you’re a poet, when you talk about it, a big thing becomes smaller.

–David Lynch, Lynch on Lynch, (2005)

‘Unearthed’ at Stone Circle Review

“I used to think wildlife guides were complete
but here are the apocryphal in all their surefooted glory.”

My poem ‘Unearthed’ appeared earlier in the year in Stone Circle Review.

You can read it here.

Many thanks to editor Lee Potts!

Two poems at Tentacular

“Awake by the scruff of my neck, not even 3 a.m.“

‘Horse-collar tackle’ and ‘Deduced’ are in issue 11 of Tentacular.

Many thanks to editor Jonathan Catherall!

You can read them here: Two poems

‘The missing’ at bath magg

‘If there is snow outside then it follows
there must be a character outside in the snow‘

Issue 11 of bath magg is live, and I am delighted that it includes my poem ‘The missing’ .

Many thanks to editors Mariah Whelan, Joe Carrick-Varty, and Gboyega Odubanjo.

You can read the poem here: ‘The missing‘.

‘Circle (tarot)’ at The Interpreter’s House

“After the fistfight which was more of a scuffle — a circle /
of kids around us chanting fight when it wasn’t“

The Interpreter’s House issue 79 is now live. I’m delighted the issue contains my poem ‘Circle (tarot)’.

Many thanks to editors Georgi Gill and Louise Peterkin.

You can read the poem here: Circle (tarot).

‘Broken (interaction)’ at Cordite Poetry Review

“It happened in the sand dunes, so I’m told. I don’t remember.“

Cordite Poetry Review issue 108 is now live. The issue has the theme of Dedication, and it contains my poem ‘Broken (interaction)’.

Many thanks to editors Lou Garcia-Dolnik, Luke Patterson, and Kent MacCarter!

You can read the poem here: ‘Broken (interaction)‘

‘Ash Darlings’ at Bending Genres

“Rain is coming the weatherman says. I know from bar gossip that he’s working on a stage play that won’t be staged.“

Issue 31 of Bending Genres is now live. It contains my piece ‘Ash Darlings’. Many thanks to Meg Tuite and Robert Vaughan!

You can read the piece here: Ash Darlings.

Three poems at Dream Pop

I’m delighted that three of my experimental poems went live at Dream Pop today.

The poems are ‘2600 hertz’, ‘Lamplighter variance (2)’ and ‘Lamplighter variance (3)’.

You can read them at Dream Pop.

Many thanks to the editors Isobel O’Hare and Carleen Tibbetts!

A poem in Perverse

Delighted to end the year with a poem in Perverse.

‘You may begin‘ started with two lines I had cut from a different poem but still wanted to explore. I was interested in the idea of trying, and failing, to give up on writing about a landscape.

You can read the poem here: You may begin

Many thanks to editor ChrissyWillisams!