All Roads Lead to Seven Sisters

1. I am standing on an upturned bin looking through the little barred window into the room that I was … More

City Triptych

1. Thursday night in the city / 10pm-ish I think / I’m busy / doing nothing / watching / the … More

Somebody

Stumbling out of the pub last night we heard the helicopter before we saw it. “Air ambulance,” he said. “Trouble … More

2504

A poem for the 25th day of NaPoWriMo/GloPoWriMo based on the prompt to write a poem “specific to a season.” … More

​Friends in Low Places

A stranger came up to me one night on the South Bank to tell me that she always sleeps with … More

Remember, Remember

Fireworks over Ally Pally A child cries, afraid of the noise We flock to these annual events Paying £8 for … More

Houseboat

Lazing riverside Summer’s night Splintered tables Sticky thighs Discarded suit jackets Loosened ties Abandoned shoes Delirious eyes Plastic jugs of … More

Scream Queen

In London no one can hear you scream. You can scream all you like, princess. Scream up Fleet Street, scream … More

The Usual

​”How’s your day going my darling, been up to anything fun?” My day was alright I guess: overslept, accidentally dropped … More

Away

I need to get out of here. I need to leave. I can’t be here, in this town, with these … More