Poetry

Little Joys

By Ella Leith

Ella Leith's poem 'Little Joys' expresses pleasure at the little things in life that can make a difference. Read More

casual

By Georgina Jeronymides-Norie

'casual' is written using haiku stanzas, aside from the final 2 stanzas to explore the pleasure and sadness of a sexual relationship that will never be anything more. Read More

Eternal Optimist

By Dilly Attygalle

Eternal Optimist is about finding joy in the outside world again after a period of being secluded written post pandemic. Read More

Instructions for Breathing

By Bonnie Radcliffe

Bonnie Radcliffe's poem focuses on the physical sensations and psychological release to be found in cold water. Read More

Nudge Theory

By Emily Hopkins

Emily Hopkins' poem focuses on how calorie labelling on menus affects someone with a history of disordered eating. tw: disordered eating, diet culture Read More

Snow Days

By Nadia Henderson

Nadia Henderson's free-verse poem 'Snow Days' explores the simple joy of an unexpected day off work against the difficult backdrop of the climate crisis that has caused it. Read More

I’ll Show You

Ilisha Thiru Purcell imagines what it would be like to talk to her 18 year old self and to tell her about all the pleasure she is yet to experience. Read More

Because We’re Mortals

By Courtney Burk

Courtney Burk's poem explores the end of a pleasurable day where the speaker realises her own mortality against the backdrop of classical mythology Read More

Don’t Let Them Get High Off Your Narcissistic Supply: Rule #1 Do Not Offer Yourself Up as the Scapegoat

By Riley Forsythe

Don’t Get High off Your Narcissistic Supply is a series of poems that offer up nurturing advice to anyone who, like an awkward newborn giraffe stumbles to find their footing on sturdy ground, has newly awakened to realise they have been the victim of narcissistic abuse. The series aims to gently support with wry humour and inner child healing suggestions. Read More

Pub Crawl

By Safa Maryam

In Pub Crawl, the narrator finds herself in a familiar setting and situation. This time, however, she is years older and a little wiser to the rose-tinted and romanticised view she had of the same scene and circumstances she stood in so many times before, when she was just nineteen and in love. Read More