Never Mind the Beasts

Website of surreal-absurd writer Marcus Silcock

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Born in Portadown, Northern Ireland, Marcus Silcock has made his home in such places as Turkey, Poland, Italy, South Korea, the United States, Spain, and the United Kingdom – experiences that inform his surreal-absurd stories.

Category: Surreal-Absurd Prose poems

  • MEAT SWEATS IN DIAGRAM

    I am happy to have a serial prose poem in the new issue of Diagram. Diagram has been around a good while. It was one of my earliest publications in the early part of this century. My earlier work is in issues 3.4 and 4.4. This new work is in issue 25.4. The serial prose…

  • Absurd Tales: Peas in G&Ts & Ghost Faces

    New Absurdities: Peas in G&Ts, Vomited Birds, Ghost Faces Three micro-stories blending rookie cops, dream shoes & hallway haunts.  You can read it HERE: https://thegorkogazette.com/2025/12/04/3-by-marcus-silcock/

  • Moat Gravy and Life Confetti

    My new prose poem, “Fish,” is now published at Instant Noodles Literary Magazine. It features mermaid mothers, gravy hounds, and the tiny, powerful tornadoes found in a fishbowl. Read the full piece: https://instantnoodleslitmag.com/fish-marcus-silcock/

  • Mercurius Launch at Backstory Books in Barcelona

    Tomorrow we continue the Mercurius surreal absurd show at Backstory Books in Barcelona. Another round of readings. Another dream map improv. The dream map improv will involve the audience this time. Since there are only three readers (Marcus Silcock, Thomas Helm, Hugh Beim-Steinberg). “The program will feature short readings from poets in the anthology, followed…

  • Broken Antler

    It’s been a nice week for publishing some new microfiction. Broken Antler has just published my fairy tale/mythological story “For the Birds.” You can read the story, along with some other great stories, in the new issue of Broken Antler over here

  • Online Launch of Dream Dust

    My first reading for my new book Dream Dust is online. Tuesday April 1st. Surreal-absurd stories/prose poems. Join us. Sign up for the event over here. 20.00 GMT April 1st. https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/broken-sleep-books-march-2025-launch-tickets-1270331508739?aff=ebdsoporgprofile&keep_tld=1

  • Buffalo ( x8)

    “Do you want to show your baby face to the world or wrap yourself in hair blankets? I think you look better wrapped in hair blankets, says Eimear.”

  • Hidden Peak Press

    Hello friends. Do you feel overloaded? “Real Humans” is about movement breaks. So much stimulus. Content overload. Whatever you wanna call it. It features a wing chair. Here is a wee reading of the poem. Featured at Hidden Peak Press. You can check out the prose poem over here

  • Kristin Bock Surreal-Absurd

    Terrific end of the year 2023 sampler over at Mercurius. Some surreal-absurd poems of Kristin Bock. Glass Bikini and Cloisters. Definetely want to hold and read those ones. Read the sampler and mini essay of Kristen Bock over here.

  • HOBART

    First time I have something published on Christmas Day. 3 surreal-absurd prose poems over at Hobart today. Thank you Jessica Almereyda for selecting and editing. A rarity to have an editor who pays such close attention to the work. Here is one of them. Nostalgia/not nostalgia. It will be the title of my new book…