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Instagram Poetry Tips Series: #9 and #10

These are the last two tips of this series.

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"A mother's cry" - a spokenword poem

My son If I could I would Birth you into a world where the only colour that mattered was red The red scotch bonnet in the iron pot The red poppies in green fields The red ketchup covered chips The red blood that breathes life into you Makes you you A life formed in my womb My firstborn son I still remember When we first met I buried my nose into your Neck and smelt your creases Stared at your…

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Works in Progress #1

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International Women's Day 2023: A Poetic Tribute

Check out selected poems for my poetic tribute to International Women's Day 2023

International Women’s Day (IWD) is celebrated annually on March 8, it is the focal point in the women’s rights movement and raises awareness of the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The 2023 campaign theme is #EmbraceEquity My Poetic Tribute Over the years I have written a few poetry pieces inspired by women and their journey’s, the pieces have explored women’s…

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Instagram Poetry Tips Series: #3 and #4

Instagram Poetry Tips Series: #3 and #4

Do you need some poetry writing encouragement for 2023? Tips #1 and #2

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A spoken word piece for Dignify

In 2020 was commissioned by Dignify to write a spoken word piece as part engaging artists in the conversations about health relationships. Check out the written, audio and video piece

www.dignify.org For the launch of Dignify in 2020 I was commissioned to write a spoken word piece. This was a part of their journey to engage artists into the Dignify conversations about healthy relationships. I also revisited my filming and edited skills and created a short spoken word video! The encounter From afar I felt you On the back of my neck your whispered words brunt bruises into my…

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Instagram Poetry Tips Series

Check out my new Instagram Poetry Tips Series, to hopefully encourage those who need a push to start or some writing motivation

Tips #1 and #2 Do day dream about writing poetry? Do you need some poetry writing encouragement? Maybe I can help, hopefully? I have started a new Instagram Poetry Tips Series to encourage those who are either thinking about writing or those have reached an unmotivated stage where anything poetry leads to a dead-end! Trust me, I have been there many times! Here are my first two tips! You…

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Writing for Wellness Workshop

Check out Writing for Wellness Workshop at Wellspring Wellness on Sat 16th Jul at 10:30 am.

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My poetry: real love

My poetry: real love

A few weeks ago I was asked to write a spoken word piece based on the Bible scripture 1 Corinthians chapter 13. This I performed at the Wellspring during a talk about “Real Love.” Love bears all things and never gives up In every circumstance it remains Roots dug deep in storms Where failures transform into new things Overcoming life’s hurdles Ducking and diving dilemmas Unexpected and foreseen…

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Stop sexual abuse & sexual violence: a poetry dedication

Stop sexual abuse & sexual violence: a poetry dedication

A poetry dedication to stopping violence against women and stopping sexual abuse and sexual violence

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The year so far...

The year so far…

I entered this year with a plan, one that challenged and expanded my writing, where I hoped to introduce the world to a changed and new me. A more confident me. A more focused me. A more wiser me. A stretched-beyond-recognition-me as my plan pushed comfort zones into new, wider places. It demanded I said an active ‘yes’ to every writing thing asked of me, despite my mind screaming “noooo” and my…

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A spoken word video

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