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Holographic Principle at the UFO Club

Ashen needles and torn posters gluethemselves to the floor of UFO Club No standing building to speak of,but the particles … More

Holographic Principle, Poetry, poetrycommunity, science fiction, Science Fiction Poetry, writing community

Frogs

Them with smoke rings in hair.Them with longing for despair.Them with no due care.Them a little beyond repair.Them with no … More

Critical Poetry, Literary Criticism, Poetry, poetry community, writing community

Dead October

I knew a man called October, his chest displayed in verdigris. 

One Sentence Poem, poet, Poetry, poetry community, writing community

Strip Tease

London, 2015 standing on the platform of Piccadillythe woman beside me flicks her TescoClubcard between her French acrylics.the man opposite … More

depression, love, narcissism, Poetry, writing community

Dirty Blonde

Two-pronged claw squeezing bottleneck — a pale gold liquid that drips down her shell. Wrapped in punchtoned cloth, the roofpainted … More

depression, love, Poetry, writing community

Books v. Singularity

At the end of every year, many people make lists of their favourite books of the year. This isn’t all … More

books, Consumer Culture, essay, Fiction, Kindness, Opinion Piece, Poetry, Praise, writing community

Self-Portrait of the Poet as Saudade

Saudade (n.) a feeling of longing, melancholy, or nostalgia that is supposedly characteristic of the Portuguese or Brazilian temperament. Nobody … More

death, depression, free verse poetry, Poetry, sadness

Brûlée (Haibun)

They know me as the girl who grabs a maple latte and a vanilla creme-filled donut. During this holiday, hearts … More

haibun, Poetry, poetry community, tanka, Valentine, writing community

Don’t Say Goodbye

A Villanelle Rotten like an apple, we were doomed from the very start. Mangled like a sickly cat, I hurl … More

death, Poetry, poetry community, sadness, Sylvia Plath, villanelle, writing community

Prelude

After Frank O’Hara on that Friday night you queued up for fried chicken your jacket was beige your reflection softened … More

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