Category: Roman Empire

• A Future

  A Future Head of Augustus Looms down Baby faced leader Acquisition of colonialism Castles stand proud Once battlements Survived invasions Safeguard our shores Across the beaches Horseback troops thrust galloping to battlement Faster and Faster Classic novels align Our past, our heritage The Empire, British supremacy Victories acclaimed, territory conquered Trains travel coastal bound Frontiers…

  Alison Little

  November 29, 2019

  Bataclan, Bio-degrade, Conquering, death, Decay, Flash Fiction, Home grown terrorism, Poetry, Recycle, Recycling, Renewal, Restoration, Revive, Roman, Roman Empire, Rubbish, Terror Attack, Uncategorized

• Augustus: Head

  Augustus: Head is a flash fiction works in response to the Meroe Head of Augustus which was exhibited at the Victoria Museum and Gallery in Liverpool earlier in the year. Augustus: Head He stands above us Looking down Piercing eyes Looking through us to a greater existence Baby-faced, framed with cropped curls Winged ears arch…

  Alison Little

  August 24, 2018

  Augustus, Captivity, Conquering, Degrading, Dessert, Domineering, Failing, Male gaze, Meroe Head of Augustus, One-Eyed Queen, Roman, Roman Empire, Uncategorized