Ian McLachlan Archives - Sidekick Books

Dr F’s eager (read: terrified and on precarious contracts) elves have been busily Twine-ifying some of the old alchemist’s favourite poems, making them interactive and, frankly, semi-sentient for the Sidekick Play-Poem Archive. On top of this, Fulminarian minions Jon and Kirsty have provided commentaries on the poems, so now you get to see what we really think. Here’s a roundup of the most recent additions this yuletide, with extra giffitude:

Day 17

‘What if there were no clear skies?’ by Tom Kitching, from Laboratorio: Poems from the Mullard Space Science Laboratory

Day 18

‘Query at the Village Edge’ by Moniza Alvi, from Birdbook: Farmland, Heathland, Mountain & Moorland

Day 19

‘Fist of the North Star’ by Kayo Chingonyi, from Coin Opera II

Day 20

‘The Trick’ by Ian McLachlan, from Confronting the Danger of Art

Day 21

Thescelosaurus Neglectus by JT Welsch, from Hell Creek Anthology

Day 22

GLaDOS Breaks Up by Jon Stone, from Coin Opera