Water

Poem

by Anonymous Milk gliding down your throatlike powdered pearlsdelicate excrement groundsmooth and texturelessthick, filling, a plastic glovethat tastes of the moonthat final drop in a glassCircling around the bottomSpreading when tilted allover the surface, waxing toa crescent and then a fullmoon, gravity calling and the misty blue fadingand waning, from the edgesa translucent shadeholographic white,a […]

Humour, Prose

‘Dear Beary …’ [23]

by Beary McBearface Hello there! My name’s Beary, one of the giant teddy bears who hang out in the JCR – I’m the brown one; my purple counterpart is John Henry. As The Poor Print’s self-anointed agony aunt, I’m here to help you with any troubles you’re facing. Please send me your college (or general) […]

Print issues

Issue #91 – Water

A PDF of the print version of Issue #91 – Water – can be downloaded here.

Artwork, Cartoon

by Noah Sitaula-Adhikari What is water?Is it something you drink?Why do you even have to drink?!Can’t you just drink Fanta!!?Or is it a sword?It sounds like one!Who was even the first person to see water!!!Why does it sound weird!!Can you ride it!Water, water you hear it everywhere!!!Can you jump on it?Is it human!!Or creature!I don’t […]

College, Prose

A Quick Summary of Oriel’s Summer Eights Campaign

by Carolina Cortés Vilaplana Boat Wed Thu Fri Sat Finish M1 → → → → Head! M2 ↑ → → → 22nd M3 ↑ → ↑ ↓ 58th M4 → ↓ ↓ → 67th M5 ↑ ↑ ↑ → 64th Boat Wed Thu Fri Sat Finish W1 → ↑ ↑ ↑ 4th W2 ↑ → […]

Poetry

Sonnet à Oxford

by Joshua Freeman Bruits de transbordements blancs tels l’écume allante Voiture et bus prennent un air vif de goujon Les yeux rouges des grues observent ces poissons. Les clochers d’albâtre sont îles scintillantes Un urbain rivage, plein d’étoiles filantes Reflète les cieux, entouré de noirs monts. C’est un profond lac plein de constellations De loin […]

Poetry

Authorial Seepings

by O Collopy The sweat drips down the coldRock face of my skin, collectingIn a pool at my feet as I scrawlBut then I look down as I thinkThat my shoes begin to overflowBut there I see three inches thickOf deep slimy liquid flooding andFilling the room, a fluffy carpetFloating at my ankles. This isNo […]

Puzzle

Cryptic Crossword [5]

by Hamish Dodd Editor’s note: The solutions to this puzzle are available here. Across 6 Tom Sawyer’s friend is tangled in her freckly bun (11,4) 8 Anger following burst of energy in kingdom (6) 9 Royal Mail sends final amount to marsupial (6) 10 Agreement about a tree (3) 11 Group’s charged on board for personal items (11) 13 Re-wind some strange documentary program (4) 15 In lieu […]

Poetry

Candlelight

by Leonard Shaw and Lo the gentle lantern leads me; swingingdown the quiet cobbles. A pale light singingfrom the flickering flame, guides me as I stumbledown the way.Although the unlit street’s a cool pretence,Surely buildings pass on either side, butDare I not to reach and stroke the brickwork.Lest this cold presumption’s no defence. So onwards […]