The Return of Noir: Stories for an Uncertain Age
There are moments in cultural history when certain genres return with a vengeance. Noir is one of them. In the 1930s and 40s, during economic depression and world war, [...]
Articles by Philippe de Saint Maurice
Launch: “along comes a war – Ukraine 2022 -2025”
A beautiful book of activist poetry and photography, bearing witness to the surreal, bitter experience of war in Ukraine, with a twist of hope—all profits to support [...]
Works In Progress—Activist Poetry
Philippe de Saint Maurice on why a new kind of poetry is needed: Often these days the poet rages at the dire state of the world’s global politics, too rarely confronted by [...]
Sicilian Haiku: Migrant Shadows, by Freddie Omm
We’re delighted to announce that MBB will be publishing Freddie Omm’s new book of poetry, Sicilian Haiku – Migrant Shadows, on 19 September 2024. A [...]
Freddie Omm, Franz Kafka, and the Sirens
"... the Ommnian multiverse at its most Kafkaesque" (Philippe de Saint Maurice) [...]
Wrap : Unwrap
We hope you enjoy these three haiku by MBB author Verity Worth, translated from the “Meditations” of Philippe de Saint Maurice: Photo by Tyler [...]
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