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#100repchallenge

#100: 100a hundred days later i still lay on the same bed but with 100...August 14, 2021

#099: a 99 Flakewhen he told me a 99 was £1.50 I thought, surely it’s time to...August 13, 2021

#098: teal yoga mathaving my back since 2016 biodegradable mat with little frays at the seams the...August 12, 2021

#097: at lasttheir azure eyes faded into the yawning sky finding home at lastAugust 11, 2021

#096: 19 lines to build a habitgood intentions like villanelles resurfacing with regularity sometimes switching syntax sometimes selecting uniformityAugust 10, 2021

#095: midweek, at the officean open tin of water colour paints arrives on a communal table one day...August 9, 2021

#094: almost finishedwhen the finish line is so close mind becomes five day old flowers ready...August 8, 2021

#093: ’til aurorawhether by chance or the sun really had used it’s last call to dial...August 7, 2021

#092: familiar groundstanding at the corner of cinema street she saw her life in picture in...August 6, 2021

#091: grammar questionsa: what is worse than living in the simple past? b: living in conditional?August 5, 2021

#090: what lifts youthose same old raggedy jeans oversized shirt with no sleeves winged tip on the...August 4, 2021

#089: it’s time to reassesswhen your top 50 “priorities” become a ball of rubber bands a colour-coded cat’s...August 3, 2021

#088: on my walk I saw a..single stiletto stranded in the street chewed heel abandoned by exhausted feet synthetic flesh...August 2, 2021

#087: colour-coded plans of possible possibles/ dust which was once time/ energy which was once mine.indecisionAugust 1, 2021

#086: collaborationhe took both index fingers knuckled them into eye sockets hoping friction would open...July 31, 2021

#085: visceral reactions (a shadorma)sharp nails against chalkboards are no match for enamel pulling against winter gloves (in...July 30, 2021

#084: after the raintoday everyone had been walking around like the sun had just passed them a...July 29, 2021

#083: what nature do we let in?citrine droplets leak from paper cut cracks of a window frame to think we...July 28, 2021

#082: get out of bedIt is noon And I still lie in supine Under my palace of ink-stained...July 27, 2021

#081: to the ancestorsand their dusky pink bathtubs that were all the rage filled to the lip...July 26, 2021

#080: from the sky or the hoseLook! How the parched grass Contorts their yellowing tongues To the hope of rainJuly 25, 2021

#079: a shiny new systemquitting one loop to join another cycle hoping this new trial is more helix...July 24, 2021

#078: where the food is (an acrostic)Frozen no more, but chilled to perfection Remnants of Tuesday’s feast lay idle in...July 23, 2021

#077: it’s hot (cinquain practice)not now! forearm hot skin shouted up to the sun their fried antennas signalling...July 22, 2021

#076: heavytoday when gravity called their kin down to the cooling soil all my limbs...July 21, 2021

#075: living, a hay(na)kuwhat are we without the dustJuly 20, 2021

#074: stitching knowledge back to health (a nonet)She tightened their inanimate spines the chiropractor of aged books de-threaded by keen readers...July 19, 2021

#073: that day the weather couldn’t make up it’s mindL asked her on Saturday morning Between Costa coffees and intermittent rain sprees What...July 18, 2021

#072: FOMO at bedtime (a Collum lune)Moon’s stars assembled Like night owl Pink Ladies The Sun, SandyJuly 17, 2021

#071: An awful microwave (a Collum lune)Irrespective of time A nucleus of chill remains On my plateJuly 16, 2021

#070: so what is art (found poem)so what is art aside from shared enthusiasmJuly 15, 2021

#069: moving throughhis excitement bubbles at the pit an every-stop service, emotions prime to flit his...July 14, 2021

#068: morning cuppaginger tea comfort me as i begin the work within for affirmation beats stagnation...July 13, 2021

#067: a mouse, a pigeon, a squirrela mouse, a pigeon, a squirrel scuttle across the floor of the woods where...July 12, 2021

#066: Day 6666 consecutive days and all the ways I tried to escape that page ....July 11, 2021

#065: she was built onShake n Bake, ketchup on rice Carrots for Rudolf and better eye sight WB...July 10, 2021

#064: Up to your ears or down like they mean it, those neighbours of the neck, those polyglots equally fluent in coy and consolation, those bearers of supposed chips and the weight of mates wanting a better view of the gig, continue to shake in grief and ecstatic joy.ShouldersJuly 9, 2021

#063: Clouds left to their own devicesClouds watching themselves Then peaking below to find #humansthatlooklikethingsJuly 8, 2021

#062: Englyn Milwr PracticeOf the future Placated in promises Sketched actions, mere hypothesis Made by hopeful novices...July 7, 2021

#061: Mother through playDraw the curtains Draw your mother Mother the plants Mother each other Other is...July 6, 2021

#060: Cat-mates, circa 2017My house cats They go rat a tat tat Either sleeping on the sofa...July 5, 2021

#059: 4th Julywe glided across those globe-wide american roads from JFK to Londium accent switch with...July 4, 2021

#058: 11:59pmthere’s a blank sheet waiting on the desk once fresh veg spoiling in the...July 3, 2021

#057: Sulking Room Pinkwith all the angst of an autumn’s eve with skin as sensitive as those...July 2, 2021

#056: Found in mottled bricks and subreddits, in your own breath and family relicsHomeJuly 1, 2021

#055: Packing for Camp NaNoWriMoTomorrow is the first day of camp Bring your pencils and paper Goggles, beach...June 30, 2021

#054: Stories as secrets of survivalWhen we’ve had our fill of chlorophyll Getting ready for those purple days We’ve...June 29, 2021

#053: Zigazig AhTo come back to Tusker/ The heavy-footed phantom in the room/ Sounding their inaudible...June 28, 2021

#052: Mo and the Magician 1[MO] At what point did the jaw release itself from the face? . [MAGICIAN]...June 27, 2021

#051: floweringFervour flowered through a crack of the edifice Like a common weed Sometimes there’s...June 26, 2021

#050: How to be a skyMake space for the void Make space for the elements How to be a...June 25, 2021

#049: Dog Ear Poem 3———-The judge across the desk —-That was the distinguished violenceJune 24, 2021

#048: remembering winterlike crisp cardamom pods, frankincense and myrrh/gingerbread men, half-bitten grins, mid mirth/the smiles of...June 23, 2021

#047: Dog Ear Poem 2He could have gone again. But he had responsibilitiesJune 22, 2021

#046: Dog Ear Poem/Found PoemNothing, I was just The image of His penetrating Privilege Imagined And dark.June 21, 2021

#045: all this time/sunday roundupAll this time spent on the what’s And hows How’s about I deposit a...June 20, 2021

#044: how they move in the worldWhat do you ask of this life? he probes You talk as if there’s...June 19, 2021

#043: When he asked her to tell him a storyHer eyes became streetlamps At the first turn of duskJune 18, 2021

#042: he awakes in the middle of the night, turns on the lightIn a mirror that will never show him his true face He spies dust...June 17, 2021

#041: The Read List so far for 2021Suddenly, A Knock At The Door Banned Book Club Wendy, Master of Art Citizen:...June 16, 2021

#040: questions for tuesdaywhat do you do with a love that is blue, that is not red...June 15, 2021

#039: 52 mondaysi want the hot water bottle without the mottled marks the hope of mondays,...June 14, 2021

#038: don’t movedon’t . build me a greenhouse to possess the verbs’ verdure these words were...June 13, 2021

#037: 60 seconds to describe a lifeYou gave me seconds to define how one moves through air, salt, fire and...June 12, 2021

#036: with carewhat words will leave my mouth what sounds will slip from my tongue nouns...June 11, 2021

#035: small victories in london city, 2017a grey plastic bag beat me to the bus stop but forgot their oysterJune 10, 2021

#034: birth daybefore her breath called me by my name my essence, the silence, answered ....June 9, 2021

#033: Questions and Quotes: a conversation in my notes app“Do we need to know about a life to value it?”* . “Everything that...June 8, 2021

#032: Fragments from a letter to the first photograph of meThe questions I would ask Infantile me 25 years of life from this 48hr...June 7, 2021

#031: SpurToday Spur inscribed An invite onto the skin Of the wind, it read: Meet...June 6, 2021

#030: Resignation Day (a kernel)Those double doors One swinging out into the wind, its hinges can’t tell them...June 5, 2021

#029: To Futurity (a landay)Dare to dive into the depths of you Let sound be muted by silence...June 4, 2021

#028: Sea/SeeLanguage— That fuchsia pink flamingo Raising me to sea/seeJune 3, 2021

#027: Tack StainsOn the wall that supports my desk My hands, my head There are etchings...June 2, 2021

#026: Syllabic Verse Play (1,3,9,6,8)Palm Simple psalms Against ones chest, a talisman or Balm to aid her unrest...June 1, 2021

#025: Question for the bedWho made you? Or tried to?May 31, 2021

#024: To be a pencil attached to a compassWhether Creation arises In spite of you Or in light of you You still...May 30, 2021

#023: This mattress of mine[After Kai Miller’s ‘A Short History of Beds We Slept in Together’] . The...May 29, 2021

#022: Not another Tanka (A Senryu + some)Danke, ta love, thanks I guess it’ll be a – AACHOO! Haiku? Mind goes...May 28, 2021

#021: And then there was summerFertile forest floors Tree leaves playing peek-a-boo Eyes flooded by greenMay 27, 2021

#020: When we talk about repsWhen we talk about putting the work in We demystify magic De-taboo the word...May 26, 2021

#019: Stability goes out for the eve.Is Stability the thing we choose Or the thing with patent dress shoes on...May 25, 2021

#018: No news is good newsEsperar is a perfect little word A verb collating all those little wars Between...May 24, 2021

#017: Sunday TrioletWho likes the cold side of the pillow? Trading comfort for ice, first thing...May 23, 2021

#016: To make work for who?To garner respect under their watchful eye He gathered the gold-rimmed dust, the dirt,...May 22, 2021

#015: Like leaves on the groundCrumpled foliage Flood the streets, the house, the heath Bare spines in plain sightMay 21, 2021

#014: On the language floor of a bookshopI’m trying to decide whether to buy Miguel de Cervantes for kids Or a...May 20, 2021

#013: I hear a sheep go baa in the middle of the city9:27pm I hear a sheep go baa in the middle of the city Or...May 19, 2021

#012: Arguing with the elementsA friendly fracas For a bird in want of flight “Where are you going”...May 18, 2021

#011: Las Nubes/ The CloudsToday we saw Cloud’s bump Darken, ready for birth Each kick a roll of...May 17, 2021

#010: Day of RestSunday Funday Fauxhawk Sweet talk Three-horned unicorn Playing with some street chalkMay 16, 2021

#009: Collection PlateA man Scratches Poesis onto a whiteboard In a suburban church. . Alcohol dripping...May 15, 2021

#008: The Alchemist (a Haiku Review)She sits by the well Hero seeks their destiny Assuming she’ll waitMay 14, 2021

#007: To Build A TongueThis week I made a tongue out of digital ink Fibrillating muscle crafted by...May 13, 2021

#006: the moon, the sun and the skyI could have been someone. Well, so could anyone. Fairytale of New York by...May 12, 2021

#005: Tomato SoupWe sit in a café opposite one another again He orders tomato soup I...May 11, 2021

#004: Bit by BitLive the waves Let the water undulate And cascade against your skin With your...May 10, 2021

#003: PaintingYou are the colour of borrowed books and fidgety feet The colour of last...May 9, 2021

#002: Chipped BarkHe held sand dirt in his palms Running into the sunset with two tiny...May 8, 2021

#001: Show Your WorkShow your work. Your ink-stained fingertips That grip the fountain of youth Speaking sweet-everythings...May 7, 2021

Sunday Round-Ups

weekly review

Sunday Round-Up 18/07/2021

–SUNDAY ROUND UP– A few things I’ve found useful/inspiring this week of the #100repchallenge: Poetic Forms This week I experimented with the Lune form in two poems #071: An...

July 18, 2021
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weekly review

Sunday Round-Up 11/07/2021

–SUNDAY ROUND UP– A few things I’ve found useful/inspiring this week of the #100repchallenge: Poetic Forms This week I came across two forms I had never tried before: a...

July 11, 2021
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weekly review

Sunday Round-Up 04/07/2021

–SUNDAY ROUND UP– A few things I’ve found useful/inspiring this week of the #100repchallenge: Courses I continued experimenting with New Ways With Short Form Poetry course. This week my...

July 4, 2021
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