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A Tale of Two Genders
A poetic reflection on binaries, belonging, and belief - speaking to the boundaries of gender, within and without. Written during Pride Month, A Tale of Two Genders refracts Dickens through a modern lens, wrestling with the stories we inherit and the stories we hope to pass on.
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A Tale of Two (and a half) Decades
I wrote this in 2015 just prior to Jurgen Klopp taking over the club. This is a fictional retelling of highs and lows across twenty-five years of my life. But it is also the journey of Liverpool FC from 1990 to 2015. You might sense their journey running quietly through these lines. I never name the club. But they are there. For those who know where to look. It was the best of times. He was top of the class and graduated with spectacular results. The undisputed king of hearts. Loved and feared by everyone in equal measure, he had partied like there was no tomorrow and drank to many…
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Lost and Found
There once was a branchSo full of splendourHe was born into a supple familySo small and tender As spring passedHe wondered what lay beyondSo he stretched himselfAnd found a beautiful pond Now he had not seen a pond beforeAnd mistook it for the blue skiesSo he twisted himself upside downOnly to be surrounded by laughters and cries Shocked by the soundsHe sprung back to positionAnd wondered where from it cameAs he eyed the clearing with suspicion As the summer breeze rustledHe saw the various facesOf twigs and boughs and sprigsScattered all across the pond’s laces Now he had not seen a holly beforeFor they were not so easily foundBut that…
