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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: Jealousy, I See You
When people talk about jealousy, they think about choosing between who's going have the red car and who's going have the green car. But...
4 days ago1 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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Why I Don’t Feel the Need to Include Disabled Characters in My Writing
As a disabled person, I do believe that there is a certain need to be a voice discussing disability as it is an opportunity to educate...
Feb 87 min read
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Imposter Syndrome: Your Writing Feeling as Though It Is Not a Priority
In calling myself a writer, it puts across this idea that being a writer and writing is all that I am — and without it I am nothing.
Nov 27, 20245 min read
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Making Dreams Come True
This could be striving to achieve academically, this could be becoming a published author, it could be buying a house and raising a family.
Oct 5, 20245 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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Why Germany Is a Country to Be Loved
It is worth noting that I have been to Germany twice in my life.
May 4, 20247 min read
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Getting Back Into Writing After a Long Break (Unplanned or Otherwise)
The first thing is, focus on writing shorter pieces. A bit like I am now, with writing this blog.
Apr 27, 20245 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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Focusing on the Effort Rather Than the Result
I am in the process of making a huge mindset shift, and I feel like it's something crucial that I share with you. We are living in an...
Oct 12, 20235 min read
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Do Not Neglect Your Passions
Dig deep into that, and allow yourself to feel. How do your passions make you feel? As the expression goes, what makes you feel alive?
Sep 23, 20236 min read
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Productivity Can Take Many Forms
Having recently come back from holiday, it has allowed me to reset and rethink a few things. One of those being the idea that, when I am...
Aug 27, 20237 min read
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What to Do When People Don’t Understand Your Need for Creativity
As creative people, it can feel like we are constantly swimming against the tide; creating our art to satisfy that creative itch. As with...
Jun 19, 202310 min read
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On the Power of Music and Creativity
On social media, I said I sounded like I was writing an essay, so I thought I might as well expand on my thoughts. Whether that bores you...
Jun 16, 20233 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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7 Things I Have Learned About Blogging
Hello, it's been a while (or at least it feels like it's been a while). Although it's been just over a week that I have not been...
Jun 2, 20235 min read
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A New Essay out Soon
In this essay, I explore what loneliness really means, and apply that in an every day context. As with almost anything that I write, the ess
May 26, 20231 min read
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How Do We Get Children and Young Adults Involved in Literature and Writing? Here Are Some Thoughts
How do we get young people into literature? This is a question that, as a society, we have been asking for years and years; largely being...
May 17, 20237 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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