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A Twist of Rotten Silk, Rowanvale Books, 28 February 2026. ‘Unclassifiable. Classify under poetry, theatre, Shakespeare’ – Carolyn Lloyd Davies. ‘Generous and generative’ – Emma Smith. ‘Mesmerising’ – Luke Kennard.

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Snip (page 29) #ATwistOfRottenSilk

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Recreation (page 28) #ATwistOfRottenSilk

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Proclamation (page 27) #ATwistOfRottenSilk

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Play (page 26) #ATwistOfRottenSilk

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Nettles and Strawberries (page 25) #ATwistOfRottenSilk

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My Crown (page 24) #ATwistOfRottenSilk

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King and Queen (page 23) #ATwistOfRottenSilk

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Kickshaws (page 22) #ATwistOfRottenSilk

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Kerelybonto (page 21) #ATwistOfRottenSilk

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I Will Begin (page 20) #ATwistOfRottenSilk

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I Am the Shadow (page 19) #ATwistOfRottenSilk

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Thank you, Catherine – I'm happy the work speaks to you, and especially heartened by your sense of its life in the three realms of reading, speaking, and staging. That means a great deal.

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I Am Not What I Am (page 18) #ATwistOfRottenSilk

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I Am Hers I Am His (page 17) #ATwistOfRottenSilk

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I Am a Feather (page 16) #ATwistOfRottenSilk

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How Like a Dream (page 15) #ATwistOfRottenSilk

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Here Is My Space (page 14) #ATwistOfRottenSilk

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Dear Creature You Are (page 13) #ATwistOfRottenSilk

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Dear Creature I Have (page 12) #ATwistOfRottenSilk

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Darkling (page 11) #ATwistOfRottenSilk

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Carcanet (page 10) #ATwistOfRottenSilk

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Brutish (page 9) #ATwistOfRottenSilk

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Beware My Follower (page 8) #ATwistOfRottenSilk

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A Twist of Rotten Silk (page 7) #ATwistOfRottenSilk

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11 January to 13 February 2026 one poem title a day #ATwistOfRottenSilk

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Por Eso Me Quedo (2018 Remastered)
YouTube video by Lhasa de Sela - Topic Por Eso Me Quedo (2018 Remastered)

Lhasa de Sela, Por Eso Me Quedo, La Llorona, 1997.

con rimas tan torcidas
buscando disonancias
pa' mi nueva canción

with rhymes that are so twisted
seeking dissonances
for my new song

www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_E2...

09.01.2026 06:44 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Emabhaceni
YouTube video by Miriam Makeba - Topic Emabhaceni

www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Fhx...

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Let it be

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Boomborai
YouTube video by Anda Union - Topic Boomborai

www.youtube.com/watch?v=upnC...

07.01.2026 07:28 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Preview
Toryanse (remixed and remastered), by Jon Wilks from the album BONES

jonwilks.bandcamp.com/track/toryan...

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