I have a poem in International Times. Yes, that International Times. It’s online now - and there is an archive of the ancient editions (I scrolled randomly to find a song for the magazine itself by Kevin Ayres, bless him, circa 1968). How I would have loved to have been in it in 1970; but I’m happy enough now to be a belated visitor. The new issues look pretty good. Here. And the archive here.
The poem is ‘Workless Washday: Burnt Journal 1952’, a
birthday poem for Frances Presley (‘Burnt Journals’ is a special series of
those). Read it here. I noticed they have tagged it 'Surreal poetry'.
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| IT from 1970 |
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| 1952 |
And thanks to Rupert Loydell, the poetry editor.
There is also an obituary to John 'Hoppy' Hopkins that includes some great photos of his world, as a countercultural organiser and co-founder of the journal here.
There is also an obituary to John 'Hoppy' Hopkins that includes some great photos of his world, as a countercultural organiser and co-founder of the journal here.
