The last time I walked this far I was a wine-drenched wreck, class A in my veins, suddenly off venlafaxine…
Injuries You Cannot See #29
Content warning: self-harm Injuries You Cannot See #29 She has four dents in her head: when everyone was obsessed with…
Apotropaic
Apotropaic Last night I found the earrings I was wearing when you died. I’ll never wear them again, but I…
First Cut: Interview with Roy Christopher
The seventh book in the First Cut Poetry series, Abandoned Accounts: Poems 2020 – 2021 by Roy Christopher, was released…
First Cut: Interview with John Bowie
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…
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