Another Psychosis, Another Involuntary Section

Another ID wristband—tethered to this earth only by name and number. Another locked room—unopenable from the inside, trapped in terror. … More

First Cut: Interview with Scott Cumming

The tenth book in the First Cut Poetry series, A Chapbook About Nothing by Scott Cumming, was released one year … More

First Cut: Interview with Steve Lambert

The ninth book in the First Cut Poetry series, The Shamble by Steve Lambert, was released one year ago. To … More

Baby Boy

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

First Cut: Interview with Roy Christopher

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

First Cut: Interview with John Bowie

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

First Cut Poetry – 30 writing prompts #NaPoWriMo #GloPoWriMo

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

When I First Bled – Commended Winner in The Poetry Society’s National Poetry Competition 2021

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

First Cut: Interview with Gabriel Hart

The 12th book in the First Cut Poetry series, Hymns from the Whipping Post by the multi-talented Gabriel Hart, was … More

First Cut: Interview with William R. Soldan

The second book in the First Cut Poetry series, So Fast, So Close by William R. Soldan, was released one … More