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NEWS: EX-CETERA by HLR (Nine Pens, 2023)

I recently shared on my social media accounts the exciting news that my new poetry pamphlet, EX-CETERA, will be published…

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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…

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“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…

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ESSAY: More Rest for the Wicked

I’m thrilled to have a new personal essay published today at Black Lipstick. I had forgotten how much I enjoyed…

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First Cut: Interview with Amy-Jean Muller

The third book in the First Cut Poetry series, Baptism by Fire, by the inimitable, exceptionally talented Amy-Jean Muller was…

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A YEAR OF BOOKS [2022]

Happy New Year! I hope that 2023 brings each of you good health, security and stability, love, productivity, and pure…

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Another Psychosis, Another Involuntary Section

Another ID wristband—tethered to this earth only by name and number. Another locked room—unopenable from the inside, trapped in terror.…

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“Strong and Sturdy”

CW/TW: suicidal ideation. The grotesque irony of realising that you do indeed need to be hospitalised for your own safety…

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First Cut: Interview with Scott Cumming

The tenth book in the First Cut Poetry series, A Chapbook About Nothing by Scott Cumming, was released one year…

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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…

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First Cut: Interview with Steve Lambert

The ninth book in the First Cut Poetry series, The Shamble by Steve Lambert, was released one year ago. To…

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