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I am, I am, I am

1. I am a letter. I have been sliced open and arranged with all the others. Important / ignored / … More

mental illness, poem, poems, poetry, self portrait, triptych, writing

First Cut: Interview with Stephen J. Golds

The first book in the First Cut Poetry series, Poems for Ghosts in Empty Tenement Windows I Thought I Saw … More

books, indie authors, indie poets, indie press, inspiration, interview, mental health, noir, poetry, poetry books, poetry community, reading, writers, writers life, writing

Review: First Cut #9 – Lambert

Book: The Shamble Author: Steve Lambert Publisher: Close To The Bone (October 2021) Book #9 in the First Cut series Buy here: ebook / paperback The Shamble … More

book review, book reviews, books, new books, poems, poetry, poetry books, poetry collection, poetry community, review, reviews

Inheritance

You left us nothing but your everything You gave us nothing but your all no bank account, no savings, just … More

death, family, grief, Hijacked Amygdala, life, love, memory, poetry, prosetry, tribute, truth, writing

Found in Phone Notes

09:23 The last time I met Emily Dickinson in my dreams we had coffee and ice cream, and I taught … More

depression, dreams, grief, mental illness, poems, poetry, prose poetry, trauma, writing

City Triptych

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

books, city, depression, drunk, LDN, London, mental health, mental illness, monologue, observation, poem, poetry, suicidal, suicide, writing

Review: First Cut #8 – McConville

Book: Lyrics From The Chamber Author: Mark McConville Publisher: Close To The Bone (August 2021) Book #8 in the First Cut series Buy here: ebook / paperback   Lyrics … More

book review, book reviews, books, chapbook, depression, poems, poetry, poetry books, review, reviews, writing

Icarus

It was a sad thing to discover that the sensation of your lit cigarette burying its hot head in the pale crook of … More

love, myth, pain, poem, poetry, relationships, violence, writing

Blunt Force

You see things and hear things that “aren’t real” [apparently, according to everybody else but it’s all real to you] … More

books, chapbook, life, memoir, mental health, mental illness, poem, poetry, poetry books, psychosis, writing

’til Death

1. The problem with a blood pact is that you can’t take it back. 2. It looked like the scene … More

blood, friendship, life, love, memory, poem, poetry, punk noir, relationships, toxic, writing

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