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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...
Jul 71 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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Reintroducing My Publications: Poetry Anthologies, Essays, and Short Stories
What a relief it is to be in this position If you're reading this, then my publications are all ready for you to read — and let me tell...
Jun 308 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: 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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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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Writing East Midlands Writing Conference
I am struggling to articulate my feeling of awe from today. I went to a Writing East Midlands writing conference at Derby University. It...
Apr 1, 20231 min read
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