A poem comprised of ‘one true sentence’s, after Ernest Hemingway. Dedicated to my dad today on the 8th anniversary of … More
Tag: mental health
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
Inventory: Things You’ll Find When She Dies
Behold, my Aesthetica Creative Writing Award shortlisted poem, a rewrite of an old poem from History of Present Complaint but … More
Listening to an ‘end credits’ playlist & feeling sick about the kiss that never happened
Tonight the wide Parma Violet sky demands to be written as poetry. Every time the clouds decide to dress themselves … More
EX-CETERA – publication day!
It’s publication day for me and my mad little book! After nine years in the making, the story of Dolly … More
Worried to Death (1) & Worried to Death (2) – from EX-CETERA
I’m excited to share two poems from my new collection, EX-CETERA, which will be published by Nine Pens at the … More
The Warning
A new poem from my WIP, originally published by The London Magazine. Because inspiration can strike at any time – … More
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
Leia John reviews History of Present Complaint by HLR
I’m so pleased to have made an awesome new poet friend recently, Leia John of ‘Poems That Suck’ / @suckasspoetry … More
Things The Narrator Does in ‘History of Present Complaint’
– hits a policeman in the face – forgets what humans are – believes she’s a microwave meal – wins … More
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