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About J. H. Martin

J H Martin is from London, England but has no fixed abode. His writing has appeared in a number of places in Asia, Europe and the Americas. For more information, please visit, A Coat for a Monkey.

Dew Drops: Four Poems

J. H. Martin

Le Khmer Bleu (detail) by J. H. Martin

Good bye to The 4 AM jolt Watching you Grind sandal wood Good bye to The bucket showers Watching you Put on thanaka Like prawn salad Like Zarni's laughter Our innocence Was never born … [Read more...]

Three poems from Burma

J. H. Martin

Burma. Photo credit: https://www.flickr.com/photos/focusc/6511325865

WASO LAPYAE This morning Waso Lapyae Brings blue skies And a giant crow Perched upon the sill Of my squat toilet window This afternoon The heavy rain Gives me a headache … [Read more...]

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Empty Mirror

Established in 2000 and edited by Denise Enck, Empty Mirror is an online literary magazine that publishes new work each Friday.

Each week EM features several poems each by one or two poets; reviews; critical essays; visual art; and personal essays.

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