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Will You Be My Valentine? ❤️ Free Verse Poem and Song🎶
Love, hope, and one unforgettable moment in a crowded bar. #ValentinesDayPoem #PoetryCommunity #PoetsOfInstagram #ValentineVibes #LovePoem #RomanticPoetry #WritersOfInstagram #PoetryLife #PoetryLovers #ModernPoetry #StoryInVerse #February14 #Poetry
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Thaw: Haiga and Audio
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The E___ of R_______h: An Erasure Poem (And Audio)
I opened an old book at random and let chance decide my first-ever erasure poem. What followed was an unexpectedly absorbing deep-dive into its worn…
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The Triangulum Galaxy: Free Verse Poem and Song!🎶
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The Flirt: A Double Tetractys Poem
A stolen glance, and a wink that changes everything ✨ From my Double Tetractys, “The Flirt.” #TheFlirt #DoubleTetractys #TetractysPoem #PoetryForm #PoetryCommunity #WritersOfInstagram #PoetsOfInstagram #InstaPoet #SyllabicPoetry…
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The Secret Wheelchair: Corridor Syllabic Poetry Form
A new poem in my Corridor syllabic form, written for Tanka Tuesday and shared in honour of Mental Health Month. The Secret Wheelchair explores the…
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news and events
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Melissa Lemay interviews me on Collaborature!
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“One memorable time was when the producer called a breakfast meeting at a street café in Fulham. At the cusp of a wintry dawn, we found ourselves waiting for the first bottle of Beaujolais Nouveau to arrive. We cracked it open at 8 am, and I remember it as one of the best collaborative meetings ever!”
working as a cartoonist for Channel 4 TV
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✨ Honoured to illustrate the book cover of Broken Rengay
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The book features a rebellious take on the traditional rengay form—thirty six poems that bend the rules with humour, raw emotion, and poetic synergy.
Published by Prolific Pulse Press
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Something’s coming! Wait and see!
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Love, hope, and one unforgettable moment in a crowded bar. #ValentinesDayPoem #PoetryCommunity #PoetsOfInstagram #ValentineVibes #LovePoem #RomanticPoetry #WritersOfInstagram #PoetryLife #PoetryLovers #ModernPoetry #StoryInVerse #February14 #Poetry
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A whisper of winter holding its breath — and the hush beneath the snow listens for its own awakening. #haiku #micropoetry #poetsofinstagram #naturepoetry #haiga #seasonalshift…
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I opened an old book at random and let chance decide my first-ever erasure poem. What followed was an unexpectedly absorbing deep-dive into its worn…

