Skip to content

Courtenay's Corner

  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • Linktree

Writing by Courtenay Schembri Gray

  • Home
  • About Me
  • Publications
  • Awards
  • Plays
  • Poetry Postmortem
  • Diaries
  • Book(s)
  • Contact

Category: Poetry

Poetry Postmortem (7)

Patient: The Underground by Seamus Heaney Over on my Substack, I have this series called Poetry Postmortem. The purpose of … More

literature, Poetry, Poetry Analysis, Seamus Heaney

Diary: Theatre Debut

“Last night, I dreamt of making sense, parts of speech caught up in sheets and blankets, long strips of fabric … More

Drama, playwright, Theatre

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

Drama, Play, playwright, Stage, writing

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

Poetry, Poetry Book Awards, poetry community

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

Fiction, Op Ed, Poetry, writing community

170823

Do our likes and dislikes shape us into the people we believe we are, or are we shells of a … More

Anxiety, depression, diary, journal, thoughts

Mother Cauldron

I was formed from the yolkof society, and that’s wherethe trouble began. Mother grew my bones and guts in her … More

Dark Poetry, Horror Poetry, Poetry, poetry community, Sylvia Plath, Witch

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

books, Bookstagram, Influencer, Instagram

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

#GeorgeOrwell #NonFiction #Books #Essay

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

grief, life, poem, Poetry, writing community

Posts navigation

Older posts
Newer posts
A WordPress.com Website.
Courtenay's Corner
A WordPress.com Website.
  • Subscribe Subscribed
    • Courtenay's Corner
    • Join 136 other subscribers
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • Courtenay's Corner
    • Subscribe Subscribed
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar
 

Loading Comments...