Author’s Note: The Poetry Postmortem is where I take a poem I or someone else wrote and I discuss it … More
Author: Courtenay Schembri Gray
For Richer, For Poet
“Writing is like sex. First you do it for love, then you do it for your friends, and then you … More
Poetry Postmortem (7)
Patient: The Underground by Seamus Heaney Over on my Substack, I have this series called Poetry Postmortem. The purpose of … More
Diary: Theatre Debut
“Last night, I dreamt of making sense, parts of speech caught up in sheets and blankets, long strips of fabric … More
The Change: On the Stage
I am extremely excited to announce that my short play The Change has been chosen as part of a Shorts … More
Poetry Book Awards: Longlisted
At the beginning of the year, I sent off my book, The Maggot on Maple Street, for the Poetry Book … More
Talk, Talk, Talk: Deconstructing the Criticism of Self-Promotion
Over the last few months, there have been many tweets from various writers who seem dismayed by having to promote … More
170823
Do our likes and dislikes shape us into the people we believe we are, or are we shells of a … More
Mother Cauldron
I was formed from the yolkof society, and that’s wherethe trouble began. Mother grew my bones and guts in her … More
In My Influencer Era…
I have been unhappy with my Instagram for a while now, and I follow quite a few book bloggers on … More