“What do you want?” “I want to chew on your bones // to go back to 2008 and stop her … More
Tag: writing
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
Ways In Which Your Body Stopped You From Living Your Dreams
You wanted to be a prima ballerina but childhood malnourishment & dire poverty made your bones too weak, your tiny … 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
Burnt Teaspoons
“Oi. What colour are my eyes?” Until that moment, I had deliberately avoided looking into his eyes. Eye contact is … More
Sink
He says he never brings girls back to his place because he’s embarrassed about his flat. I tell him that … More
Savage
The night before you were killed, I was drinking at the pub where you were tending the bar. After the … More
Fight Night
Claret on cotton and hearts on sleeves; words that hurt and eyes that bleed. After too much truth serum, I … More
Mercy
Standing on the cliff edge two steps away from certain death I hurled the contents of the velvet box into … More
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