Baby Boy

cw/tw: drug abuse, suicidal ideation, graphic description of imagined death The last time I walked this far I was a … More

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 … More

Apotropaic Last night I found the earrings I was wearing when you died. I’ll never wear them again, but I … More

The seventh book in the First Cut Poetry series, Abandoned Accounts: Poems 2020 – 2021 by Roy Christopher, was released … More

The sixth book in the First Cut Poetry series, Dead Birds & Sinking Ships (Happy Little Tales of Melancholy Madness) … More

Yesterday, I re-read my debut poetry collection, History of Present Complaint, for the first time since its release in February … More

I kept explaining my heart away. Too heavy to carry, too broken to mend, I dreamt that that mess of … More

“What do you want?” “I want to chew on your bones // to go back to 2008 and stop her … More

Throughout April, I tweeted a poetry writing prompt from the @FirstCutPoetry account to (hopefully) encourage people who write 30 poems … More

I’m so excited to share this news with you… My poem ‘When I First Bled’ is a commended winner in … More