This post is part of my book-long erasure poetry and collage project on Tove Jansson’s The Summer Book.
Whitened beauty
Tag: chronic illness
Balance
This post is part of my book-long erasure poetry and collage project on Tove Jansson’s The Summer Book.
The problem – poem published @ Rogue Agent
In April of last year, I wrote a series of found poems as part of a project for NaPoWriMo. One of my favourite poems from this series has now found a home with Rogue Agent.
The poem is based on an essay by poet and science writer Kate Horowitz entitled “Performance of a Lifetime: On Invisible Illness, Gender, and Disbelief.”
I’d like to thank Jill Khoury for her support and Kate for lending me her wonderful work!
You can read the poem on the Rogue Agent website.
The Emma Press Anthology of Illness book launch!
You may have heard that I had a poem accepted by Emma Press for their latest anthology. I am thrilled to bits and will be attending the book launch, which takes place on Zoom on Oct 2, 2020 at 07:00 PM (London time!)
If you would like to join in, you can use this link to register for the event.
The Emma Press anthology of Illness is available from the Emma Press webshop.
New Poem @ Blanket Sea
Visit Blanket Sea to read or listen to my new poem “Please Pay at the Reception Desk on Your Way Out”, a poem that describes the experience of trying to get medical support for ME/CFS.
New poem in Rogue Agent journal
The Trip Up is a poem about feeling different because of a chronic illness. When people find out, or when you tell them, reactions are mostly uncomfortable. In one moment you become “an other” and people become unsure around you.
You can read the poem here in the latest issue of Rogue Agent.
