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Weeping Women (1937 & 2017)

I saw a Picasso painting and it fucked me up because it wasn’t oil on canvas, it was a mirror. … More

art, artists, depression, ekphrasis, ekphrastic, mental illness, modern art, Picasso, poem, poetry, portrait, Tate Modern, writing

Shrink

This is a found poem using text from ‘Chasing Beauty’, a memoir piece by Jane Birkin. First published by Elle … More

art, creative writing, erasure, found poetry, magazine, poem, poetry, reading, writing

Strangeland

“Strolling on the plateau of life, desperate for the mountain, I never thought that I would get this far. It’s … More

art, books, existence, kitten, life, memoir, pets, poetry, reading, tracey emin, writers, writing

In Lieu Of New Writing From Me…

…check out these brilliant blogs run by brilliant people! <3 Click the links below to discover all sorts: literary collectives, … More

art, artists, blogging, blogs, collectives, Essays, follow, literary, new, photography, poetry, poets, promo, stories, who to follow, writers, writing

Self Portrait (2014)

Lately I haven’t been able to find the right words for “all of this” so I’ve been turning to visual … More

art, creative, depression, destruction, mental health, mental illness, self, self portrait, suicidal

Paint

130520 I have completely lost my ability to draw, paint, create any kind of satisfying visual work; yet another piece … More

art, artists, childhood, creativity, diary, drawing, failure, inspiration, memory, obsession, paint, painting, poetry, writing

Two Thousand and Nineteen

JANUARY NYE was disastrous: a big fight and an unforgivable text message. Boyfriend dumped me. Nights wandering around the city, … More

2019, art, books, breakdown, depression, experience, hospital, life, mental health, mental illness, poetry, psychosis, sectioned, truth, writing

“No Need For Introductions… (2)

I’ve read about girls like you on the backs of toilet doors.” another collection of things that have been written … More

art, Camden Town, clubs, drunk, feminism, girls, life, London, nightlife, photos, poetry, pub life, pubs, weekend, women

Strippers

1 / This whole “life” thing would’ve been a lot easier, for me and everyone else, if only my parents … More

alcohol, art, borderline, Hijacked Amygdala, humanity, life, memory, prosetry, society, truth, writers, writing

Finding It

Girl is finding it hard to write. Miserable, broken, easier to just fall. To write honest work the stuff that … More

art, depression, erasure, experience, girl, Hijacked Amygdala, life, love, media, newspapers, poem, poetry, words, writer, writing

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