by Leanne Moden
soft pressure of calloused fingertips
pausing between chords
fretting over fraught frets
thumbnail tumbling awkwardly
across staccato
strummed rhythms
stumbling through melodies
steep scales scaled
like mountain ranges
it’s all part of the process
perfect is useless
i am enough
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Leanne Moden is a poet from Nottingham. She’s performed at events around Europe, including the Living Record Festival, WOMAD Festival, the BBC Edinburgh Fringe Slam, the Fourth Wave Feminist Festival, and Bestival on the Isle of Wight. Her latest collection, ‘Get Over Yourself’ was published with Burning Eye Books in 2020.