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Apotropaic

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

death, family, grief, life, loss, memory, mortality, poem, poetry, trauma, writing

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 … More

books, borderline personality disorder, BPD, CPTSD, diary, dissociation, grief, journal, memory, poems, poetry, PTSD, reading, suicide, therapy, trauma, writing

Heart(less)

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

body, love, memory, mental health, mental illness, poem, poetry, prosetry, relationships, trauma, writing

Mercy

Standing on the cliff edge two steps away from certain death I hurled the contents of the velvet box into … More

heartbreak, magazine, memory, mercy, poem, poet, poetry, The Hungry Ghost Project, trauma, 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

HLR interviewed by Amy-Jean Muller for Outcast Press

conversation, grief, interview, lit mag, loss, poems, poetry, poetry community, trauma, writing, writing community

Anatomy of a Disordered Personality: Bones

I’m delighted that poem #2 ‘Bones’ from my WIP (my second full-length prosetry collection Anatomy of a Disordered Personality) has … More

body, books, journal, lit mag, memoir, memory, new work, poem, poetry, prose, prose poem, prosetry, publishing, reading, trauma, writing

Reviews: History of Present Complaint by HLR

So my debut prosetry collection History of Present Complaint has been out in the world for 2 weeks now! The … More

author, blogging, book review, books, debut, hybrid, mental health, mental illness, new books, poems, poetry, prose, psychosis, readers, reviews, trauma, writing

History of Present Complaint by HLR: cover / blurbs / reviews / pre-order

My debut prosetry collection History of Complaint will be released in print and digital on Friday 26th February 2021 (just … More

blurb, books, BPD, chapbook, CNF, cover reveal, debut, memoir, mental health, mental illness, new books, NHS, poetry, prose, prose poetry, psychosis, PTSD, publishing, trauma

120220

CW: violent death, suicide, murder “Hang on,” you said eyes on the rearview blue lights behind mounting the kerb to … More

death, free writing, grief, life, memory, mental illness, murder, poem, poetry, social media, suicide, tragedy, trauma, writing

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