by Fahad Al-Amoudi | Aug 23, 2021 | Featured, Poetry
Can’t Name Trees Either Plastic spoons, no bellies to show for, scooping the cream left unswallowed, strew the pavement like bird food. Who’s to say it’s unnatural? Street parties are well straddled heaving from recycling bins, We were thrown, we...
by Fahad Al-Amoudi | Aug 22, 2021 | Featured, Poetry
Zip Wire to Freedom (after Simon Armitage) I write in praise of air. It was just me clothed in a translucent glide, dressed as a thunderbolt, blurry-eyed holding the sky in my hair. To the top in shocking daylight, then helped to lie face down. I...
by Helen Ivory | Aug 21, 2021 | Featured, Poetry
To Frank, on going to High School Be bold and push open doors. Embrace the subjects that thrill you. Maths. Drama. Art. Endure those you hate and do them well. History. Literacy. Dance. Life is about balance. Find your tribe. The weird ones. The...
by Helen Ivory | Aug 20, 2021 | Featured, Poetry
Life Skills Module 3 1.1. Often misunderstood: Stem cell research Children Trigonometry Joy Choose two. Compare and contrast. 1.2. In autumn, trees weep their leaves, ready to bud again in spring. Does this make you sad, or happy? 1.3. Your...
by Fahad Al-Amoudi | Aug 19, 2021 | Filmpoems
In the Queue in the Waitrose Cafe, I Meet My Love The man next to me in the queue is gorgeous.
It starts with him telling me I’ve dropped my pen and I pick it up, though it’s not mine. I’m almost sure he knew that anyway so we talk about...
