Judith Bishop
2006 Porter Prize winner: 'Still Life with Cockles and Shells' by Judith Bishop
Judith Bishop
20 November 2014
(Italian, c.17th; Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna)
Life breathes in this painting like a child
pretending not to be awake,
or a skink metamorphosed to a stone
but for the flutter in its flank.
You have to lean and listen for the heart
behind the shining paint,
the lips half-open, and the glittering eye.
Velvet of the night. A ba ... More
'Reading the Greek Myths', a new poem by Judith Bishop
Judith Bishop
27 March 2014
You are seething; I am worried.
We have read the Greek myths.
This anger of yours feels like
a distant thunderclap
'The Blind Minotaur', a new poem by Judith Bishop
Judith Bishop
15 November 2011
Night’s the ground beneath my feet
since I learned to walk with you.
Scented guide with birds and flowers on your breath,
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