the queen has never had to use the NHSInequality isn’t just about whether you can afford expensive holidays — it has real tangible impacts such as how long you live for, and…Sep 8, 2022Sep 8, 2022
w o r d sWords! God, words. Words that could be anything. Could say anything. Could report any misdemeanour. Could hold me to any impossible…Feb 11, 2022Feb 11, 2022
the end of lockdownBirds sing full-throated In the emptied-out city; My heart aches for them.Apr 15, 2021Apr 15, 2021
He brings me the lightHe appears at the top of my stairs His hair is wild and he’s grinning Just back from the protest - He’s carrying joy like a little fire…Mar 15, 2021Mar 15, 2021
Stargazing in mid-MarchI step outside into a city-leavened night. For stars in this part of town, this is as good as it gets. The wind is freezing and it’s late…Mar 12, 2021Mar 12, 2021
Fool’s spring / Blossom & fogsoft pinks adorn the razor air these unlikely daytime bedfellows confound and torment tempt, and mortify scented flesh on iceMar 4, 2021Mar 4, 2021
On March 1stA not-day occurs. Like planets that obscure one another Silently tracking their shadowy routes, This day erases the existence of another.Mar 3, 2021Mar 3, 2021