Poetry

Poetry

A Stillness in the Grain

A collection of poems and hand-developed black and white photographs—quiet moments taken from beneath the surface of Cardiff. Nothing polished. Nothing curated for likes. Just fragments. Some barely held together.

Poetry

Dark Kittens [an analysis]

Analysis of the poem "Dark Kittens" "Dark Kittens" is a poignant and subversive poem that employs the metaphor of kittens to critique the commodification of emotions, the enforcement of toxic positivity, and the suppression of authentic grief and wildness in contemporary society. The title itself juxtaposes

Poetry

The Semi-Colon Speaks

(Rarely But With Feeling) THE SEMI-COLON SPEAKS (RARELY, BUT WITH FEELING) – a poem in partial conclusions – I’m not a full stop; I’m not a comma; I’m the shadow that falls between thoughts; a boundary, blurred; the lingering tension in a well-read pause; you used to know me.

Poetry

—The Em Dash Rebellion—

A poem for all those Medium writers who peddle snake oil articles about how they can smugly tell if someone's using ChatGPT And lo—behold the mighty em dash— that brash sliver of breathless pause— once the haunter of high-minded prose— now marched to the frontlines of AI

Poetry

Dark Kittens

every kitten is a reason to smile (and other slogans they tattooed in the nursery) purr loud enough and the grief won’t hear you. curl tighter and no one sees the claws. soft things are easier to sell. and so, we are kittens now. they whisper: "you are