to the absurdity.
oblivious
engine revving
insistent
and the tour bus
to wars still fought
to now
the link
a bulwark
and the sturdy bridge
to rushing torrents
from massive ramparts
cast down
tortured bodies
the vicious inquisition
injustice
on past intolerance
ponder
Napoleon's plunder
done by armies
regret damage
marvel at mosaics
and terrestrial beings
carved celestial
and El Grecos
glimpse Goyas
on cathedral walls
gazetted
centuries of life
of narrow lanes
and a maze
the Christian kings
the Moors
of past invaders
to ghosts
of Spain
to the sacred heart
concealed by rock
up sheer cliffs
taking tourists
fortress walls
breaches
An escalator
31.0: EPIC
Poetry Editor Ali AlizadehReleased 1 December 2009
Index of Poems
Cover image: Eddy Burger
Our thirty-first issue was suitably gigantic, with poetry editor Ali Alizadeh selecting a wide range of epic works. Read his editorial, then check out the craziness of the sequel, POST-EPIC.





