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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

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

Aesthetica Creative Writing Award, C-PTSD, depression, mental health, mental illness, poem, poetry, poetry community, post traumatic stress disorder, PTSD, rape, SA, suicide, trauma, writing

Observation in an Emergency

I’ve just put my Christmas decorations up (goth aesthetic black and purple baubles hanging on the walls, no tree), so … More

anxiety, anxiety disorder, christmas, GAD, generalised anxiety disorder, panic, panic attack, panic disorder, poem, poetry

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

BPD, EX-CETERA, love, mental health, mental illness, new books, poem, poetry, poetry community, relationships, suicide, 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

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

alcohol, drugs, love, mental health, mental illness, poem, poetry, poetry community, relationships, sex, suicide, writing

The Warning

A new poem from my WIP, originally published by The London Magazine. Because inspiration can strike at any time – … More

BPD, CPTSD, death, mental health, poem, poetry, poetry community, poets, publishing, suicide, trauma, writers, writing

“Breaking Up” in Soho

Excited to share a poem from EX-CETERA (yes, I know, the ‘EX-cited’ pun is right there :’)), published last week … More

city life, food, free verse, London, love, poem, poetry, poetry community, relationships, romance, sex, Soho, writers, writing

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

When I First Bled – Commended Winner in The Poetry Society’s National Poetry Competition 2021

I’m so excited to share this news with you… My poem ‘When I First Bled’ is a commended winner in … More

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