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Auld Lang Syne
We were meant to be children of the stars now, Richard thought to himself as he buttoned up his coat. Humans were meant to have escaped this lonely planet and headed out into the void. We were meant to be interplanetary trans dimensional demi-gods by now. Or so the stories and films promised us. Instead, we are all trapped on this dark planet, watching the chaos get worse. Every day, another headline about a corrupt politician or science gone wrong or children roaming the streets causing violence and destruction. It was getting worse by the day.
Corruption
Red Ink: Damien Donnelly
This a series where I interview poets about their process and writing in reference to a single poem. Today we have Damien Donnelly, who kindly invited me onto his podcast Eat the Storms in November. Listen to that here. Today we reflect on the writing process of his Pushcart nominated poem, Tattered Brown Trousers.
Winter Woods
Circulation
We are unified euphoria,
one organism joined together,
twitching, harmonising, swaying.
Red Ink: Amanda Miller
This a new series where I interview poets about their process and writing in reference to a single poem. Today we have Amanda Miller, an amazing poet who shares poems and prompts over on her Instagram Page @lemondaisypoety. One of her prompts inspired a poem that ended up in my pamphlet Refraction. Today we are discussing a brand new poem of hers.
Technical Support
Connecting...
Red Ink: Pauline Sewards
This a new series where I interview poets about their process and writing in reference to a single poem. Today we have Pauline Sewards, a fantastic poet I met through her night Satellite of Love. *I'd urge you to buy Today we are discussing one of the poems from her debut collection. Spirograph, published by Burning Eye books.
Red Ink: Barry Hollow
This is the start of a new series where I interview poets about their process and writing in reference to a single poem. I'm delighted to start with Barry Hollow, a fantastic poet and all round great bloke who I met through Bristol Tonic.
Me Me Me
I've been lucky to get lots of stuff out in various places so this is a collection of links to my words elsewhere on the internets: