Thanks to everyone who has supported my sophomore poetry collection so far. If you have not picked it up yet, … More
Tag: poetry
Poem – Unwelcome Guests :
Drought and then fire. Now the mice are on the charge. We wake up to black waste on the pillows … More
Poem – A Kent Gentleman :
A very important man about town Mail under his arm Whistling a happy Vera Lynn classic. Wears Saville Row suits … More
Poem – Girl, No :
First date, the nerves, the frisson. Small talk begins. “Do you like Vans?” “Yes, a VW is my dream!” *silence* … More
Poem – Strange Days, Mask Up :
Non-maskers screaming ‘oppression!’ As bad as flowers in the gun and peace signs Whilst bodies are being tossed into Vietnam … More
Poem – The Bugs, They Run :
The bugs, they run, Sucking the blood of the sleeping, Hollow bodies on a wooden bed of splintered woes. So … More
Poem – It’s Nothing (Tiny Bruises) :
Red streak on the dull grey pillow Early warning sign? Ignored. Tiny bruise on the chest, Covered up, dresses for … More
Quote, Unquote : Sylvia Plath
“God, but life is loneliness, despite all the opiates, despite the shrill tinsel gaiety of “parties” with no purpose, despite … More
Quote, Unquote : Sylvia Plath
“I guess I just need somebody to cheer me up by saying I’ve done all right so far.”
Quote, Unquote : Sylvia Plath
“What the person out of Belsen wants is nobody saying the birdies still go tweet-tweet, but the full knowledge that … More