Category Archives: Spoken Word

Double-Barrel

Posted on December 31, 2010 by

I feel that poetry has a reputation for being a bit stuck up, a bit whiny and middle-class, and I want to break through that prejudice with this deeply personal account of how difficult my life has been growing up … Continue reading →

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In Tents

Posted on December 2, 2010 by

A poem of mine has just been published in Dot Dot Dash Magazine Issue 5: Feast. I thoroughly recommend you buy a copy and see the other (astoundingly good – seriously, I love most of it and that’s a rare … Continue reading →

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Into Temptation

Posted on September 26, 2010 by

This review originally appeared on Fat Quarter on 25 November 2009. Into Temptation: Poetry by Sophia Blackwell Every one of these words rings true and glows like burning coal “Gay Rage was my teenage agenda, my mates talking race, class … Continue reading →

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