Tag Archives: poem

Reflections

This week, I’ve got a short little poem for you on, unsurprisingly, the topic of ‘reflections’. It’s one of those where I’ve used the actual, physical idea of a reflection along with the more metaphorical/mental interpretation as well, which is always fun. If you like this sort of poetry, feel free to check out my new poetry book Commute (available as a free ebook and in print!).

A Pastel Love Note

This is just a soft little poem that I’d like to share this week. I’ve been posting a lot of Commute content recently – check it out on this page if you haven’t already – but sometimes it’s nice to just write pretty words and let them become a poem, because poetry can be so beautiful. Anyway, without further ado, here is A Pastel Love Note.

Commute Horror Show (320)

So, this is both a blog post with a poem and also a blog post with an announcement. If you head over to my Upcoming Releases page, you might notice that there is a new book on the horizon – a poetry collection called Commute! This is something that I’ve wanted to put together for a while and I’m really happy to say that it has been progressing really well (and I’ve fallen in love with the cover), so here is a poem from that collection!

Supported Through The Storm

I’ve recently had the privilege of being able to work with Wigan Council’s Million Voices youth group to create a poem promoting foster care within Wigan. The poem used the exact words and feelings of the young people, and it was a really amazing project to be a part of. You can watch my reading of the poem or you can read the poem (or you could do both!). I hope you enjoy!

Freelancer

This is a poem that I wrote for TUGZ Magazine as a part of my senior creative writer role, so I’m excited to share it with you today! Freelancer, as you might’ve guessed from the title, covers the more negative, frantic and frankly stressed side of working in a freelance position, considering both the effects of the work itself and the stigma or prejudices around it.

A Cicerone’s Poem

With the release of my upcoming dark fantasy novella, Cicerone, on the horizon, I thought I’d share a poem that fell in and out of the manuscript ever since its beginnings in 2018. I’ve been considering whether to use this particular piece in the novella or not, and how I would use it, for so long that it almost feels wrong to cast it aside, but I think it works much better as additional content rather than something contained within the pages of the novella. So, please enjoy this little accompanying poem to Cicerone, and make sure you’re subscribed to my newsletter if you’d like to receive a free ebook copy of Cicerone as soon as it comes out.