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Future Corpse

A poem comprised of ‘one true sentence’s, after Ernest Hemingway. Dedicated to my dad today on the 8th anniversary of … More

death, grief, mental health, mental illness, poetry, poetry community, suicide, writing, writing community

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

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

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

EX-CETERA, love, mental health, new book, new books, new release, poetry, poetry books, poetry community, publishing, relationships, writers, writing, writing community

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

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

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