You were always who you were
In this poem, Aoifke meditates on the the processes of falling out of love, and the aftershock effect of undoing someone from you.
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Reverse 2020
Would you reverse 2020 if you could? One student reflects on this very question - contemplating this year's impact on our mental health - in a poem that can be…
No-known cure
In this poem, Eden Cain grapples with long-distance love amidst a pandemic, with the isolation and infection of romance despite separation.
The Garden
In this article, Lucy Bernandez writes of love amidst separation in her poem 'The Garden.'
The Brick Wall
In this article, Charlize Spriggs simultaneously reflects on the second national lockdown keeping many of us away from our loved ones, as well as contemplating the impact of the Black…
Skeletal
In this article, Lucy Bernandez reflects on despair and conflict in her poem 'Skeletal'
Where I Wish I Was
In the midst of self-isolating for Covid-19 and attempting to find her feet at Durham University, Charlize Spriggs reflects upon the desire to return to the nostalgic comfort of her…
A poem to say I loved you
Eden Cain reflects on a previous relationship and the catharsis that follows new beginnings with her poem entitled 'A poem to say I loved you.'
‘To Autumn’ by John Keats, and what it means to writers
In this article, Creative Editor Aoifke McGuire-France comments on the depiction of the experience of creative writing in John Keats' poem 'To Autumn', with a creative response detailing this reflection.