Tag Archives: Poem
Poetry Corner | Poem #3: Orbiting
Because sometimes you know that things won’t work out, no matter how hard you want them to. Especially when you’re moving like two planets away from each other. I’ve been trying to perfect this poem for ages and it got to the point where I just had to put it down for now and let it […]
Poetry Corner: Let’s Talk About the Fear
Ok, it’s time to admit something which I think is probably fairly obvious, but nevertheless important to express: I’m terrified of sharing my words. I set up this little Poetry Corner section of my blog with the intention of regularly publishing the poems which I’ve been writing for as long as I can remember. Somewhat naively, […]
Poetry Corner | Poem #2: The Buzz
Just a quick one this week, a 1am iPhone note poem about that annoying thing you have to live with: your mind. Sending festive greetings and good tidings for this time of year, and all the best as we welcome in 2015.
Introducing: Poetry Corner, and Poem #1: Versioning
I’ve been writing poetry for as long as I can remember. I was that nerdy girl in school, the one you all hated, who, when the teacher set the homework of writing a poem in the voice of Macbeth’s Banquo, ignored the groans of all her classmates and happily ran home to write a long epic narrative in iambic pentameter. […]
What’s in a Name?
I thought maybe I should explain the name of my blog to those of you who don’t understand the cleverly disguised metaphor and connotations, gawwdd. Basically, I went to France a couple of years ago on holiday with my family, and we stayed in the nicest villa. The weather was just perfect and we spent […]
Mirror, Sylvia Plath
I discovered this poem at A Level and absolutely adore it. I don’t know why, but reading it makes me feel empty, almost like I wrote it myself and emptied my consciousness onto the page in doing so. Maybe it’s because, as Terry Eagleton says, literature should contain universal truth and Sylvia Plath does it perfectly […]
Bethany Wren 