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Ep 13: Nature Writing Special
To celebrate publication of Tools for Surviving a Storm, we discuss nature, writing and women, and chat with author of the collection Nadia Henderson. Read More
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My Mother Fights a Gentle Breeze and Loses
By Alexandra Burton
Alexandra Burton's visceral poem delves into the pain we inherit from those who raise us. Read More
2 months ago
All The Things You Left Behind
By Zena Spiers
Zena Spiers looks at inheritance through the prism of grief and what someone leaves behind. Read More
3 months ago
What We Inherit
By Gerry Stewart
Tensions and silences build in a poem that examines the family traits we want to avoid inheriting, but seem bound to take on. Read More
3 months ago
Defensive Earthworks
By Rebecca Cooney
A poem that looks at the inevitable behaviours and patterns we cannot help but repeat. Read More
3 months ago
The FrankenTeds
By Farzana Amehd
What's in a name? Farzana Amehd looks at the history that has been passed down in hers. Read More
3 months ago
What is Thicker than Water?
By Ava MacPherson
On a night out with the boys, a son is scared that they are turning into their father. Read More
4 months ago
Upsetting the Routine
By Claire Schön
A child's-eye view on her parents' relationship reveals the inequalities. Read More
11 months ago
Blobby, Blobby, Blobby
By Charlotte Evans
Charlotte Evans explores how her nan inspires her writing, even without her realising. Read More
1 year ago
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