

- Sep 6, 2021
- 1 min
The Verdict
The Verdict was first published in ‘Skirting Around’ Issue 1 April 2021. Court cases decided By what the victim wears ‘She asked for it’...
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- Mar 11, 2021
- 1 min
The Mother
When I write as a poet sometimes I use real things which have happened sometimes reporting them faithfully and sometimes having to convey...
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- Mar 11, 2021
- 1 min
Still Birth
I tried to capture the essence of what still birth means to the mother. This poem was first published in The Sacred Feminine: Open Skies...
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- Feb 9, 2021
- 1 min
Olga
Pursed lips above a downward gaze, jaw tight as the slamming sledgehammer cracking ice like walnut skulls. Muscles bulging and arms...
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- Dec 23, 2020
- 1 min
Menopause
This starts off as tongue in cheek, but conveys a real message that there is a vibrant life after menopause. My undercarriage has slipped...
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- Oct 24, 2020
- 1 min
Bride Price
I deliberately mixed up references rather than targeting any particular community. The woman is the one who pays the price of being...
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- Oct 1, 2020
- 1 min
Ruby
A poem by a proud nana, celebrating her granddaughter’s adventurous nature. This was first published by the Soul Poets Society in...
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- Aug 31, 2020
- 1 min
I'm NOT
This poem called I’m Not was prompted by reading an article which talked about how the ‘DICK’tionary had many words that only described...
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- Aug 26, 2020
- 1 min
No, you’re not clinical waste: Miscarriage
This poem came about as a result of reading an article about some hospitals treating foetuses as clinical waste to be disposed of. I then...
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