KRISTINE ESSER SLENTZ is originally from northwest Indiana and the Chicagoland area, or what’s lovingly called “The Region.” Kristine is...

'The rumour, / the hollowed out / cookie-cutter shape / does not define me: / don't bitch / about my shadow' - 'Heard it on the...

“The things I could tell you about the underside of a rat’s chin if only I had the right words for their importance!” - 'Mischief', 137...

Picking pears Like people, pears will ripen from inside. Picked too early, you will find they’re hard, unyielding. Leave it late and...

'Meowls, barks, whines and oinks. There was even a hiss mixed in, all racing closer towards him. He could not see the animals through the...

“Noses” On the surface, “Noses” may look like a standard visual poem about one wishing they had “a different nose”. Although funny and a...

Originally from Dagenham, Charlie-Anne Butterworth is studying Creative Writing at Roehampton University. Now in her third and final...

'The teeth were small, but sharp. They pierced the skin and sank in deep to the bone. Jackson had to restrain an immense cry of pain....

Tova Näslund comes from the outskirts of Luleå in Norrbotten county, Sweden, and graduated from Roehampton with a BA in Creative Writing....

Mathilda, the woman in the cherry blossom pink dress fidgeted uncomfortably as the new passenger sat down next to her. It was a boy with...