Stop Being Afraid To Write What Happened | Writing Advice

Should we really write so personally? All these examples of poetry, novels, blogs and plays that are so heavily grounded in a real-life situation, should we really be so open? Absolutely! With a few important side-notes and a powerful fearlessness, being so honest and open not only heals us, but it has the potential to …

A Whisper In | Brighton

There is a beautiful quote from the formidable and undeniably troubled Jack Kerouac which goes "Maybe that's what life is... a wink of the eye and winking stars". It really resonates with me and is something that makes me think of a particular moment whenever I find myself travelling to new locations, unfamiliar to me. …

The Tale of Georgi Borislav Okhrana and The Martenitsa

He was born for this kind of duty. Yes, Georgi Okhrana had travelled over 2,000 miles to protect the security of his masters quarters. Life for him was defending his surroundings from any incoming threats, and he did so with the kind of loyalty and determination that would make any parent proud. Important as it …

‘DESTINED’ | New Poem + Explanation

There is a reason we are here, although it all seems arbitrary some days, we all have a purpose, we all have a dream, and we are all capable of reaching it. Like a filmic epiphany I have finally reached a point where I am, without a doubt, certain that the only career I can …

‘Less Travelled’ | New Poem + Explanation

'Happiness was alien and fragile and Death and Prison were reaching out'

Today’s Face – A Poem

NEW POEM!! As always let me know what you think. EDIT: I was going to leave it at that, but I want to introduce it with something more. This for me, is to do with mental illness and the confusion that it causes at times. If you suffer from mental health issues, please look around …

Silence – A Spoken Word Poem

I felt like I hadn't finished talking about the past few days. It's been such a horrific, and frightening few days, and the world had suffered loss without any justifiable reason. So I wanted to write a spoken word poem about the shootings, and about my opinion.   Let me know what you think. Updated: …

Confidant – A New Poem

I was getting really into a game called Haiku Jam on my phone, where you create Haiku's with people all over the world that I wanted to try and experiment with my own full Haiku. So here is my new poem, two stanzas, each stanza hopefully works as a standalone Haiku and that both come …