My entire adult life, poetry has been a tool to understand the world I've been raised into. On the stage or the page, the shape is different but my intention the same: to bring a moment to life, to put my experiences into words, to value the shape and sound of a language, to connect me with those who value it too.
Poetry on The Page
as layers. Stripped
2 people come together and undress themselves. They are alone, and free from interruption. What goes on between these 2 people, who have trusted each other with their body?
"as layers. Stripped" is photopoetic exploration of intimacy, trust and the naked body. Sex dominates our relations to each other as living, feeling bodies. But what happens if we pause this intimate moment? What new relationships might we form without sex as an excuse to see each other, naked?
This handmade concertina book unfolds all the way out. As a reader, you have the choice of how to read. You could open it out like a huge bedsheet and see its entirety. Or pick your way through the pages like little worlds. The book is naked to your decisions, and trusts you to enjoy it.
You can buy this pamphlet here, or find it in the National Poetry Library's reference catalogue.
As with all my work, free digital copies are available to all trans/non-binary people.
as layers. Stripped, 2019
Concertina book, with poetry and photograph
self-published and available for sale on my bandcamp
Jazz Stroud, 2019
Lyrics are those of the artists photographed, performed at Jazz Stroud 2018, as part of Footshooter's takeover
Bread & Chorizo, 2018
Published by The People's Recipe Book
Poetry on The Stage