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‘A fascinating pamphlet’ - Wendy Pratt; ‘unflinching, inventive poems of discovery, trauma and healing’ - Jen Feroze; ‘...candid, skilful and often unsettling poems; a forest trail that leads us through fear and reflection to a place of revelation.’ - Nina Parmenter

The Flight of the Dragonfly Bookshop

It's time to change the direction of this space for a while, starting with a daily poem. The warmup has served me well over the last few years, and with some major changes on the way here in October, it is time to practice what I keep preaching. This gives space for new ideas to flourish and old wood to be quietly cut away. We'll be doing this therefore until the 30th, by which time everything happening in the background will be ready for you. Thanks for reading.

This is today’s #PromptCombo warmup from Bluesky. Here’s my response to #The90s…

32.2 Degrees

Well above a proper range
of function  little judgement
the antithesis of a
hot mess   is what my life is
right now you’re asking me
to pass judgement        on
everybody else when I am
still trying to escape the 90’s
in all their gruesome forms
could we talk about
anything but  that history
the ignorance of youth
has taught me everything
I once easily ignored.

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