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

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

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

You wanted to be a prima ballerina but childhood malnourishment & dire poverty made your bones too weak, your tiny … More

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

“Oi. What colour are my eyes?” Until that moment, I had deliberately avoided looking into his eyes. Eye contact is … More

He says he never brings girls back to his place because he’s embarrassed about his flat. I tell him that … More