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Shelves of lots of old books

Poem | Quiet, please

October 4, 2021Leave a comment

Naturally, to mark Libraries Week 2021, I penned a poem, celebrating these special places. Happy reading!

Botanical lettering workshops with Amy Harwood at The Lunch Lounge, Southampton

September 17, 20211 Comment

AD - PR ticket | Being well aware of my reignited love of art, local illustrator Amy Harwood kindly invited me a long to one of her first 'in person' workshops since the pandemic began – a botanical lettering event hosted in Southampton city-centre eatery The Lunch Lounge.

An overexposed film image of a woman wearing a facemask

Poem | Resolute

March 23, 2021Leave a comment

One year ago today, we were told to simply stay at home. I've attempted to summarise my feelings in this poem.

modern, tall flats next to a marina with bright blue skies

Poem | A Love Letter To Southampton

February 27, 2021April 10, 20211 Comment

I was asked by my colleagues to write a poem about our city for Valentine's Day 2021 – a love letter to our south-coast city.

Poem | The Lentil Soup My Mum Makes

January 25, 2021January 25, 2021Leave a comment

Whenever I make my mum's lentil soup recipe, I'm back home with my family, at the wooden kitchen table.

A close-up of a Christmas tree, dark, with coloured lights glinting

Poem | This Christmas

December 22, 2020December 22, 2020Leave a comment

Lamenting the loss of even the less-than-shiny aspects of a family Christmas, and yearning for time with loved ones - even if it does mean arguments, discomfort and awkward moments.

Faith arrived on four wheels

August 31, 2020Leave a comment

My latest piece for Dear Damsels – which is not, for once, a poem! – shares the story of the ice cream van that made me cry on a regular basis during lockdown, and the hope it eventually brought.

Poem | Thinking

August 27, 2020Leave a comment

This poem is for anyone who misses being close to someone, too. That time will come, but for now, let's think of drinking tea with them.

a man reading, holding the book in front of his face

Growth in the stillness of lockdown

April 14, 2020April 16, 20205 Comments

Spring is all about movement: springing forward, and springing up; new life, new beginnings, moving on, growth, freshness. Even its synonyms are mobile: elasticity, bounce, hop, bound.

It’s ironic, then, that this year's spring is defined by stillness.

Red and black abstract pattern

Poem | Something Up My Sleeve

November 25, 20198 Comments

One of my favourite things to discover is the origin of a word or phrase we use every day.

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