Yonder in a grove surrounded with flowers There is an insect nourished by men at their own expense. O austere mathematics! O lamp of silver, my eyes discern you in the air Hear the thoughts of my childhood humans of the red rod: I looked for a soul that could resemble mine and I could not find it. The Seine is bearing away a human body. See the mad woman dancing and vaguely recalling something. Forever pursued by the image of mankind It was a day in springtime. A red lantern, vice's ensign, swung a foul corridor A gibbet rose from the ground. I am filthy. Lice gnaw me. Swine, when they see me, vomit. It is a man or a stone or a tree about to begin
29.0: PASTORAL
Poetry Editor Stuart CookeReleased December 2008
Index of Poems
Contributor Notes
Cover Image: David Prater
The second in another binary pairing, PASTORAL was meant to be Cordite's answer to SECRET CITIES but, with the introduction of open comments on the poetry in the issue, quickly transformed into a strange and captivating example of web 2.0 dialogue. Compelling, even.





