This was the poem that Abhay and I wrote for our Bowview Manor project. I see an empty sky, But there are birds in it, And they are watching me. Their wings are like whispers;[…]
Tag: january
Unconcealed – January Free Choice
I’m going to be a bit selfish with this blog post – I don’t do this often so I believe that I get a free pass this one time. But. I’m going to[…]
Of Stars and Crescents
When Ms. Hunnisett first asked me to write a play for One Act this year, I must confess that I was rather daunted. The weight of having been given the honour of doing something as[…]
Night Terrors
Surely. Surely – this was the night that I was going to die. For an instant, in that narrow cut of light, I saw a face that seemed to have been transported directly from the[…]
The Women Who Dance In Circles
Below is a lyrical poem that highlights the strength and beauty all women possess as we “dance circles around the sun.” This is a piece that touches on topics of feminism, abuse, and empowerment, and[…]
Polished Personal Response–Swept Under the Rug
~ Creative response to the visual “Waited” by Clive Smith, deriving inspiration from the image of the rug in order to explore the constraints that fearful circumstances can have on an individual. These constraints can then[…]
This is the Definition of Beauty (This is the Definition of Pain)
The following poem centres around the idea of body image. It also focusses on an individual’s personal definition of beauty. It explores the struggles young women often go through–though this is an issue that affects[…]