Tag Archives: poet
Poem: One
A poem to celebrate my son’s first birthday. This year has been somehow both the fastest and slowest of my life, the hardest and the most rewarding. It felt fitting to mark the occasion with some words from my heart.
Poem: My belly remembers
Another poem about pregnancy. It’s been nearly a year since I was pregnant and there are so many things I will always remember about it. I think I’ll always be feeling the echoes of those little flutters, those ghost kicks. It was a privilege to use my body to create life – to create you.
Poem: Ghost Kicks
I was one of those annoying and fortunate people who actually enjoyed my pregnancy. When my baby was first born – although I was obviously overjoyed that he was finally here – I found I actually missed the feeling of him being inside me. So this is quite a special and personal poem (and I’m […]
Poem: The Birds
I wrote this poem a million times in my head while I had insomnia before finally putting it down. Just one of those everyday special moments with my son that I wanted to remember and reflect on. He still watches the sky for birds and I still love watching him.
Poem: Mothering is quiet work
Kicking off my new poetry series by sharing one of my favourite poems I’ve written recently. Spoiler alert: I’ve written A LOT about the delirious sleep deprivation of exclusively breastfeeding. There’ll be many more coming!
Poem: For My Brother
It’s been a while since I shared a poem on here. Poetry just feels so intrinsically personal and emotional – maybe because I only ever write about the things that matter to me, and sometimes those things hurt. So here you go – this one’s for my brother. Who deserves everything he thinks he doesn’t. […]
Poem #35: Puzzle
We are all messes of ourselves, and yet somehow the pieces always make a puzzle.
Poem #34: Mountains from Dust
I suppose we are all walking on a path of dust to the mountains.
Poetry Corner | Poem #33
Counting freckles in the mountains.
Poetry Corner | Poem #31
And I was always told that there was a permanence in change.
Bethany Wren 