Alan Humm: a very brief editorial

Anne Carson: a poem

Ali Smith: a story

Lydia Davis: two stories

The Sparkler by Alan Humm

Richard Helyar: shots of Soho

Jo Balmer: a poem

Carol Ann Duffy: a poem

Geoff Dyer on Ruth Orkin

Louise Glück: a poem

Alison Jones: a poem

Bridget Khursheed: a poem

Rebecca Gethin: a poem

Zoë Green: two poems

Gillian Clarke: two poems

Chris Rice: a poem

Lily Thomson: a poem

Elvis Costello: an interview

Steve Shepherd and Steve Beresford on John Zorn

Fran Lock on Ulysses

David Harsent: a poem

Louise Peterkin: a poem

Maggie Sawkins: a poem