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Tag: Poetry

Keep on Spinning: a review of a poet’s cosmic capability

I devoured Jen Hughes’ debut poetry collection Keep on Spinning in the small, sleepless hours of a Thursday morning. Her … More

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creative writer, hannah george, jen hughes, keep on spinning, Poetry, review

Why Pop Culture is a Classic(s) Matter – Catullus Spills the Tea: Sexually Based Political Satire in Ancient Rome

When they told me this issue was going to be NSFW themed, I immediately thought of Catullus as the perfect … More

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classics, Column, columnist, isabel ferrari, Poetry, politics, satire

HERoes – Maya Angelou

Content warning: this article mentions rape and childhood sexual abuse When I mentioned the name Maya Angelou to some friends … More

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feminism, heroes, lifestyle, maya angelou, Poetry, sarah montgomery

Arts Preview: Andrea Gibson

Award winning poet Andrea Gibson is coming to Glasgow on May 20th for an unmissable poetry reading. In 2008 they … More

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Live Review: Hollie McNish and Victoria McNulty

Òran Mór, 10/10/18 “As the real life transformers I’m saying Megatron ain’t shit Compared to female bodies To prepare to grow … More

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ellen magee, five stars, Hollie McNish, live review, Oran Mor, Poetry, spoken word, victoria mcnulty

Tanfust-nneɣ*

*** Out of the dust, from the vanished particles Out of existence, illusion of reality we are immense The rhetoric … More

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escapism, isabelle ribe, mazigh buzakhar, our story, Poetry, qmunicreate, Tanfust-nneɣ

She Escapes the Only Way She Knows How

dried flowers poke their heads out of the battered book spines a discoloured petal stuck in the dog-eared pages   … More

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escapism, isabelle ribe, Kritika Narula, Poetry, qmunicreate, she escapes the only way she knows how

Rebirth

I. don’t fear the wind allow it to move you gently beyond when you feel rooted   II. don’t fear … More

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Barbora Krušpánová, escapism, Lorna Spada, Poetry, qmunicreate

Bonnie

they pinned the badge that once was yours to the ties of my apron and all at once, I was … More

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aike jansen, escapism, hajar fargan, jenny constable, Poetry, qmunicreate

Pocket Mirror

It came through the letterbox. From him, when he died, to me. A pocket mirror. I opened it. I screamed … More

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imogen whiteley, jen hughes, mysteries and secrets, Nour El-Issa, pocket mirror, Poetry, qmunicreate

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