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Tag: memory

oh god it’s wonderful to get out of bed & drink too much wine & think too much & love you so much

Some exciting news via The Poetry Society! I’m honoured to have had a poem from my work-in-progress, about overthinking and … More

alcohol, complex trauma, cornwall, death, falmouth, grief, love, memory, mental health, mental illness, poem, poet, poetry, poets, relationships, suicide, The Poetry Society, trauma, writing

Brent Cross Shopping Centre & Jump – two poems from EX-CETERA

Two poems from EX-CETERA, which will be out in the world this time next week! (29/09). ‘Brent Cross Shopping Centre’ … More

books, EX-CETERA, love, memory, new books, poems, poetry, poetry community, relationships, writing

On visiting Stationers Park playground for the first time since 1999

I am weeping in a wooden turret, remembering the dead dragonfly we found here: we wanted to keep it, so … More

art, childhood, death, grief, memory, poem, poetry, poetry community, trauma, writers, writing, youth

Notebook Fragments: 2018-2022

Content warnings: Mental illness, suicidality, self-harm, disordered eating, addiction, death, sexual assault. Notebook Fragments: 2018-2022 (after Ocean Vuong) x Obsessively … More

CNF, creative non fiction, diary, grief, journal, memoir, memory, mental health, mental illness, non-fiction, poetry, prose poetry, real life, social media, writer, writers life

Apotropaic

Apotropaic Last night I found the earrings I was wearing when you died. I’ll never wear them again, but I … More

death, family, grief, life, loss, memory, mortality, poem, poetry, trauma, writing

One Time at Camden Lock

1 / I watch the man in the crumpled white shirt take a swig from his can of Stella and … More

alcohol, Camden Town, crime, life, London, love, memory, mental illness, murder, observation, poetry, prose, prosetry, relationships, short prose, short story
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