Collected Writings
It was a pleasure being invited to work with Twelve Thirty-Four and the artist Zach Wade again on their second exhibition together in Dallas: What I’ve Found. Having produced a series of writing for Zach’s first show in 2023, Movements of the Mind, I was approached to create new work to accompany his latest series… Continue reading What I’ve Found
The artist Sanae Yasuda and I first connected after sharing space on the pages of issue 3.1 of The Purposeful Mayonnaise last year, going on to develop a mutual admiration of each other’s work. Sanae recently commissioned a poem for inclusion in the catalogue for a solo exhibition in Japan, and influenced by her piece,… Continue reading fire & earth Motherhood Blooms
It is my pleasure to announce that my poem, Death’s Constellation has been included in the winter issue of The Raven Review. Founded in 2020 and based in Central Texas, the publication explores the human experience through dark, atmospheric writing. Death’s Constellation explores the permanence of death throughout history, and how the symbolic presence of… Continue reading The Raven Review Volume V, Issue 1
Red Light is one of two poems published in The Purposeful Mayonnaise Issue 3.1 in June 2023. It is inspired in part by the intimacy between husbands, wives and strangers. Red Light Your body quartered by sunlight Divided on linen. Beneath a ceiling fan’s Lazy orbit through Heavy air. Heeled steps echo beyond the door… Continue reading Red Light
Opal Age Tribune generously published three of my poems in their issue, HERMIT, themed around solitude and creativity. The three poems can be viewed in their entirety within the issue on the Opal Age website. Each poem is also accompanied by a visual composition that acts as a title page to each piece. These visuals… Continue reading Opal Age Tribune – HERMIT
My first published poems (SEPARATION and RED LIGHT) are available to read in Issue 3.1 of the literary and art journal, The Purposeful Mayonnaise. The full issue can be downloaded for free at the publication’s website. Print copies are also available to purchase. My gratitude goes to the editor for giving my first published work… Continue reading The Purposeful Mayonnaise Issue 3.1
Rejection is a normal part of submitting work for publication. Far from being a negative, I view each rejection as a step in improving my writing. The following poem was ultimately rejected from being published in orangepeel magazine’s sixth issue ‘In Conversation’, despite reaching the later stages of review. This is the first time a… Continue reading Arrival in the Old Country
For the first solo show from artist Zach Wade, I was commissioned by Twelve Thirty Four to write an artist introduction for the show’s entrance, and creative prose to accompany the nine paintings on display. Three treatments of the artist introduction were submitted for the client to choose from. A narrative vignette was written for… Continue reading Movements of the Mind