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A dramatic painting shows many small figures fleeing a massive forest and coastal town inferno. Image generated for Skendong Poetry

Firewave: The Heat Wave That Could Change the Earth

Image generated for Skendong Poetry of a solitary figure sitting beside a Manchester canal at dusk, holding a Helles lager, looking towards the lights of a modern Ancoats wine bar.

Erst: A Poem of Gentrification and New Ancoats

Image created for Skendong Poetry of a black hooded male drinking Estrella with a notebook and pen on the table at Can Petit, Ancoats, Manchester

Thinking at Can Petit, New Islington

A colorful image generated for Skendong Poetry of a man with many cigarettes in his mouth in front of a yellow corner shop.

Cornershop 5: A Gritty Slice of Ancoats Street Life

Wet "MAGA" cap washed ashore on a busy beach.

A Fourth Reich Now, but the Public Do Not See It

The Dog That Hasn’t Barked. A surreal cartoon image of a worried dog on a grassy lawn, surrounded by five shadowy, robed figures. A smaller inset panel shows a woman reviewing documents inside a prison cell.

The Dog That Hasn’t Barked Exclusive

A Duke and horse tumbling, “Epstein” emails drifting, guards with popcorn, a frown in the Queen-cloud, a Palace in the backdground.

Grand Old Duke of York – Formerly Known As Prince

A triumphant bear plays chess against a frustrated blonde bull on a table in a snowy steppe landscape under a cloudy sky.

Takoy Bardak: A Feast of Folly on the World Stage

A fat U.S. General with dreadlocks and a beard stands before a tattered American flag. The phrase "DEUS VULT" printed on the foreground of image.

Epic Quantico Speech is Devastating for Exclusive Soldiers

A hungry, disheveled man with a knife and fork chases a swan with the London Eye visible in the background.

Authentic Swan Bake? The Toxic Trump Lie Reformed by Farage

A diplomat draws borders on a disintegrating, glowing map of Palestine, surrounded by documents. In the background, a somber woman with a Palestinian flag looks on.

Can You See the Astonishing State of Palestine?

A desolate landscape with silhouettes of people walking through the ruins.

UN Now Confirms Genocide in Gaza: A Poetic Reckoning

Cartoon of Angela Rayner swirling in a vortex

Angela Rayner: Quick Reckoning Time in the Vortex of Power

A dark green, serpentine train with a metallic sheen winds through a futuristic Beijing cityscape with skyscrapers.

A New Guise of Power: Xi, Putin & Kim in Beijing

A VW Golf on a bright suburban street, with a black male running with a mobile phone in his hand.

The “Shitler” – An Odd Subverted Peril

An old lady with a letter in her hand chasing a red post box down the road.

The Last Post – A Poem for a Time Limited Service

Brown-skinned men and a female judge, all smiling, are in a surreal "Alligator Alcatraz" jail, where smiling alligators and a black panther also reside.

Victory over the Strange ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Jail

Little Morph-like clay figures marching in a protest, holding miniature banners saying “Plasticine Action!”

PLASTICINE ACTION: Protest, Gaza, and Misplaced Free Speech

Painting of a silhouetted, starving child in front of a colorful bookshelf filled with books and awards.

Where are the Gaza Poets?

Bullets Meet Breath. A cartoon image of a paper poet man chasing a very frightened bullet. Skendong Poetry

Poems on the Edge: Where Bullets Meet Breath

An old, ornate Palestinian Nakba key, broken into several pieces, set against a background of bold, colorful, abstract landscapes.

A Beautiful Elegy for a Ruthless Tyrant

Serious older British veteran and a stunned younger Black man sit at a bar—two generations divided by war, united by legacy.

The Soldier: A Veteran’s War Prophecy Exposed

painting of a Black man eating steak and chips in a bombed city.

Steak and Survival: A Reflection on Comfort and Conflict

A surreal painting of a screaming Earth with human features, set against swirling green and blue skies.

Under Fire: Confidential Verses on the Global Arms Surge

A humanoid alien with a large head and black almond-shaped eyes, wearing a dark balaclava and holding a sleek futuristic pulse rifle, stands motionless in a tense urban setting. Skendong Poetry.

A Strange Alien Invasion Sparks Panic at British Supermarket

Painting of a disheveled Black man sleeping on a blanket outside a modern glass skyscraper

A Devastating World: Housing Struggles in the City

A woman with a megaphone stands on a storm-battered UK islet, beside a flapping British flag and a "KEEP OUT" sign.

Small Boat Channel Crossings: Drowning in Ultimate Deja-Vu

An angry ICE agent peering into a cot at a smiling brown baby. Skendong Poetry.

One Hundred Thousand Caged: The Cold Reckoning of ICE

A black man with a beard sits at a desk in his apartment, writing in a notebook, while looking out the window at a crowd of concert-goers walking by on the street below at night. Skendong Poetry.

Life on either side of gentrified Ancoats, New Islington

A crumbling government building under a dark sky, symbolizing the fall of democratic order and rise of authoritarianism.

The Barbarians Have Arrived: Who Will We Blame Now?

Haunting image of starving people lined up outside an distribution aid centre while a lady sits down pounding leaves into flour

Gaza Sonnet: Starving, Staggering from Life to Death

A startled, elderly woman sat down in a chair clutching her handbag

End of Life Bill vs Government Silence on Genocide

A Hockney-style painting features a grotesque devil on a skeletal horse riding through a desolate, sun-drenched landscape, marked by charred ruins and skeletal remains. Vibrant colors highlight themes of shame, violence, and plundering.

Sudan’s Blood Gold: The Devil on Horseback

a man talking to a journalist in a pub

Irish Crime Verse: Life in Bylines and Bullet Holes

A giant rat with extremely sharp teeth reading from a book titled "Oracle" next to mountain of black refuse bags on a suburban street in Birmingham city, UK - Skendong Poetry

Dear Brum: A Love Letter to Birmingham Revisited

A stark, modern digital painting depicting a lone man sitting in his car in a dimly lit, dreary Safeway parking lot, engrossed in his phone - Skendong Poetry

SignalGate Exclusive: Dumb versus Evil Reveals Dumb Just Won

A surreal depiction of Earth as a sentient being, looking weary and distressed. Dark industrial smoke and pollution swirl around her - Skendong Poetry

High on Survival: Earth’s Toxic Reckoning with Man

A quintessential british farmer looking over a field of opium and cocoa cultivation on a bright sunny day - Skendong Poetry

Three Drug Addicts Die in the Phony War on Drugs

A picture of two spidermen, draped in a costume of a British and American flag respectively

Tea, Tariffs, and a Painful Manifest Destiny

ArtwArtwork by Juan Brufal Arte Psicodigital

Sorry Ukraine II – A Poetic Pause In Troubled Times

A picture of a blonde male with patchwork face of dollars - Skendong-Poetry

The New Transactional World of Quid Pro Quo

A surreal depiction of Los Angeles in the style of Salvador Dali. The-scene features Hollywood on fire

Like a Hollywood Movie: Fires, Karma and Worldwide Chaos

DALL·E-2024-10-29-13.53.34-A powerful aymbolic image set on the lawn of the Ellipse in front of the White House at dawn capturing a poised Black woman in a dignified stance - Skendong Poetry

The Ellipse of Hope: A New Dawn or Dark Return?

A picture of a hurricane over Tampa Bay

Surviving Hurricane Milton: A Poem on Climate Denial

A young woman in Gaza sitting amidst rubble

Gaza Poem: Resilience from the Heart of the Rubble

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