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Award-winning Author, Poet, Mental Health Advocate, and the Inaugural Youth Poet Laureate of Stamford (2022-23).
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Poem: A Moment by the Sea
I was by the sea one day in the hope of quelling my ever-screaming mind for a moment. It was quiet, I listened to the roll of the waves...
Jul 191 min read
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Poem: The Obstacles of Anxiety
I used to be ashamed of anxiety, A never ending spiral Further and further, Tighter and tighter, An unforgiving ritual And now I realise...
Jul 41 min read
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Poem: Vulnerability
Not that I would be able to tell you, but I admire you. I admire the way you get up and go Despite everything against you A face of...
Jul 21 min read
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Poem: Fly, Red Kite, fly
I watch as you trace the landscape with your gaze, Your wings stretched out far, Reaching from mountain-peak to mountain-peak. Turning...
Jun 291 min read
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Poem: People-pleasing
I want to know me, and to know me I had to know you, and to know you I have to know me, so it's all me trying to figure out who I am,...
Jun 282 min read
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Poem: On the Horizon
The waves, They once rocked high and fast. And now, as I look upon the horizon of the morning sun, the sea is calm. And you, you stand...
Jun 241 min read
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Writing and Performing Poetry as a Wheelchair User
When your movement is restricted, it is important that the words carry more power and do most, if not all, of the expression.
Jun 15, 20244 min read
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The Flames of Empathy
When I looked at you, you burst into flame. As the flame burnt, you did not scream. Instead you outstretched your hand; our hands...
Dec 1, 20231 min read
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Poem: Childhood
Childhood From childhood, all we want to do grow up. It is natural, After all, it is the course of life From adulthood, we want to...
Jun 20, 20231 min read
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Poem: I Have No Energy Left
I Have No Energy Left I am not perfect, Nor am I responsible for Your emotional manipulation But still I'm to blame Because there's no...
Jun 19, 20231 min read
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A Poem: A Garden in Summer
A Garden in Summer There is a yellow haze on the horizon, thick, hot, and sticky the grass, once green, lush, and full of life, is now...
Jun 18, 20231 min read
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Poem: For Years, No Tears Have Been Shed
For Years, No Tears Have Been Shed You ask me why I frown Because I can't cry A tear hasn't been shed in years Of course the tears are...
Jun 17, 20231 min read
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A Poem: A Human Heart
My heart, it beats with love for many. Some of whom, do not know my name. Nor that I exist. Whether parted by seas, or the whole world...
Jun 12, 20231 min read
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Not Everyone Gets to Say They Were a Poet Laureate in Their Lifetime
In April, I handed the baton of Youth Poet Laureate over to two other young poets, as my term came to an end. It was a privilege to be...
May 12, 20235 min read
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The Coronation of the King: A Poem
The 6th of May was the Coronation of King Charles III, and as such, I have written a poem to mark the occasion, and would like to share...
May 8, 20231 min read
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