Anyhows
PoetryKenneth WebbJames Anderton, God's Cop, cesspool, LGBTQ Poetry, They Came in the Night, Anyhows, What's the Matter Lad?, Dulce et Decorum Est, Wilfred Owen, Bisexuality

Steve Manchester ~ A Letter of Encouragement

Some Letters remain timeless, testament to a period or event or upheaval of history. This 2012 letter by email from Steve of Manchester is one such. It stands as true today in 2026 as it did in 2012.

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PoetryKenneth WebbJames Anderton, God's Cop, cesspool, LGBTQ Poetry, They Came in the Night, Anyhows, What's the Matter Lad?, Dulce et Decorum Est, Wilfred Owen, Bisexuality
Steve Manchester ~ A Letter of Encouragement
Poetry, Ukraine DispatchesKenneth WebbPO 8, Anyhows, Houla, FTSE index

Anyhows! In Light of the War in Ukraine (Revised Poetry Edition)

When Anyhows was first published on May 26, 2012, I received that same week a moving letter from a correspondent. He was happy for his letter to appear but to merely refer to his first name and his city : Steve Manchester : A Letter of Encouragement. These two pieces perfectly interlock.

Poetry, Ukraine DispatchesKenneth WebbPO 8, Anyhows, Houla, FTSE index
Anyhows! In Light of the War in Ukraine (Revised Poetry Edition)