Ode to Peeling an Orange by Dominique Ahkong
“When she sucked juice from her cuts, // that, too was comfort. Nothing was wasted, // of course.” — Dominique Ahkong
Fast-Forward: Fat Fuck & Full of Grace by Omotara James
"You will remain unlovable / to those who cannot love you." — Omotara James
White Towels by Richard Jones
“I carry them through the house / as though they were my children” — Richard Jones
The Orange by Wendy Cope
“Just lately. The shopping. A walk in the park. / This is peace and contentment. It’s new.” — Wendy Cope
Dementia by Raymond Antrobus
“if you must, / do your gentle magic, / but make me unafraid / of what is / disappearing.“ — Raymond Antrobus
As I Walked Out One Evening by W.H. Auden
"'O stand, stand at the window / As the tears scald and start; / You shall love your crooked neighbour / With your crooked heart.'" — W.H. Auden
Spring and Fall by Gerard Manley Hopkins
“Ah! ás the heart grows older / It will come to such sights colder / By and by, nor spare a sigh” — Gerard Manley Hopkins
Becoming Moss by Ella Frears
“I empty my mind / I stuff it with grass / I'm green, I repeat.” — Ella Frears