The sixth book in the First Cut Poetry series, Dead Birds & Sinking Ships (Happy Little Tales of Melancholy Madness)…
On Re-Reading My Own Book
Yesterday, I re-read my debut poetry collection, History of Present Complaint, for the first time since its release in February…
Heart(less)
I kept explaining my heart away. Too heavy to carry, too broken to mend, I dreamt that that mess of…
Want
“What do you want?” “I want to chew on your bones // to go back to 2008 and stop her…
First Cut Poetry – 30 writing prompts #NaPoWriMo #GloPoWriMo
Throughout April, I tweeted a poetry writing prompt from the @FirstCutPoetry account to (hopefully) encourage people who write 30 poems…
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…
Ways In Which Your Body Stopped You From Living Your Dreams
You wanted to be a prima ballerina but childhood malnourishment & dire poverty made your bones too weak, your tiny…
First Cut: Interview with Gabriel Hart
The 12th book in the First Cut Poetry series, Hymns from the Whipping Post by the multi-talented Gabriel Hart, was…
Burnt Teaspoons
“Oi. What colour are my eyes?” Until that moment, I had deliberately avoided looking into his eyes. Eye contact is…
Sink
He says he never brings girls back to his place because he’s embarrassed about his flat. I tell him that…
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