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Liberteens

“Located in a peaceful and secluded part of Southgate, Priory Hospital North London is set within a striking Grade I … More

addiction, alcohol, childhood, drugs, memories, mental illness, nostalgia, overdose, poem, poetry, teenage, teenagers, teens, youth

Diary Entries – 11/52

Monday super sad again today, choosing names for children that I’ll never have. Tuesday thinking about that time we took … More

Daily Diary, diary, grief, journal, memoir, mental illness, notebook, poem, poetry, prose poem, prose poetry, prosetry, real life, writing

Icarus

It was a sad thing to discover that the sensation of your lit cigarette burying its hot head in the pale crook of … More

love, myth, pain, poem, poetry, relationships, violence, writing

Another Time at Camden Lock

It’s a strange feeling, this, to be left alone in the middle of a crowd, to be abandoned by people … More

Camden Town, depression, drunk, lies, London, love, poem, poetry, relationships, suicidal, writer, writing

Kneading

Originally published by Lunate (August 2021).

body, depression, healing, pain, poem, poetry, relationships, stress, touch, writing

Winner of The Desmond O’Grady International Poetry Competition 2021 – Anatomy of a Disordered Personality: Skin by HLR

I’m delighted to announce that I am the winner of The Desmond O’Grady International Poetry Competition 2021! The competition is … More

body, CNF, competition, memoir, mental illness, NaPoWriMo, poem, poetry, poetry prize, prosetry, winner, writing

Definition

THE DEFINITION OF DRUNK IN LOVE: I know you remember my laughter as we drunkenly cartwheeled down the silent corridor … More

happiness, heartbreak, Hijacked Amygdala, life, love, memories, nostalgia, poem, poetry, relationships, writing

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