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Author: Courtenay's Corner
Born and raised in the North of England, Courtenay Schembri Gray reared her head as a budding poet with a penchant for the macabre. After finding a kinship in the rich verse of Sylvia Plath, Courtenay has amassed a grand amount of publishing credits. Her poetry collection, The Maggot on Maple Street, was published by Anxiety Press in 2023. Twitter: @courtenaywrites Website: www.courtenayscorner.com
The Scribe and Slate
After ‘The Moon Under Water’ by George Orwell My favourite bookshop, The Scribe and Slate, floats on a large river. … More
In Another Life
In another life… nature hasn’t turned in on itself. In another life… our blood has conjoined beyond the froth of … More
Gone Wit’ Smoke
Author’s Note: I’m a Northern Girl (U.K.), and I come across this way of speaking very often. She were left … More
At the Gates of Dawn
For Syd Barrett He sits cross-legged on the stage of Glastonbury. Up high in a tree, lost in a field … More
Mourvèdre
A cento using lines from Diane Seuss’ Frank: Sonnets’ I am a little Frank O’ Hara. Drowned in shallow water. … More
I, Abalone
This poem is a reject from a recent competition. Time is the longest distance between two places. —Tennessee Williams Like … More
Mollify
The shadows move in their pre-dawn mirage. Birdsong haunts the lukewarm streetlight like a black comedy. This hoop is a … More
The Uncomfortable Truth of a Tortured Artist
TW: Suicide, Suicidal Ideation, Depression, Anxiety, Complaints, Mental Illness. Do you know what it feels like to drown surrounded by … More
Oyster Spoon
This cento poem celebrates the work featured in the Spring edition of The Poetry Review. To lose her in every … More
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