I used to

Ghosts of Myself
Paul Stephenson

#Poetry #PaulStephenson #Ghosts #Self #AtriumPoetry #Scrabble

https://atriumpoetry.com/2026/02/24/ghosts-of-myself-paul-stephenson/

You know nothing about Dutch elm disease

The Tree Surgeon Tries To Put Me Off
Lisa Kelly

#Poetry #LisaKelly #TreeSurgeon #AtriumPoetry #Pollen #Woodpeckers #DutchElmDisease

https://atriumpoetry.com/2026/02/20/the-tree-surgeon-tries-to-put-me-off-lisa-kelly/

right next to the gearstick

Electric Fences Mock Me
Sue Finch

#Poetry #SueFinch #ElectricFences #HumpbackBridges #Sparklers #Champagne #Rollercoasters #CartoonRabbits #Dynamite #GearStick #CarPark #Hand #Knee #AtriumPoetry

https://atriumpoetry.com/2026/02/13/electric-fences-mock-me-sue-finch/

It's something he does each morning.

He kneels at her feet
Fokkina McDonnell

#Poetry #FokkinaMcDonnell #AtriumPoetry #PressureSock #Tesco #Coffee #Croissant #Care #Caregiver #CareWork

https://atriumpoetry.com/2026/02/06/he-kneels-at-her-feet-fokkina-mcdonnell/

dots, sketches, outlines

My Face is Not a Pair of Scissors
Paul Stephenson

#Poetry #PaulStephenson #AtriumPoetry #Face #Scissors

https://atriumpoetry.com/2026/01/23/my-face-is-not-a-pair-of-scissors-paul-stephenson/

My bloodshot eyes?

The Mistress Replies
Ruth Higgins

#Poetry #RuthHiggins #TheMistressReplies #Atriumpoetry #Shakespeare #Sonnet130 #MyMistressEyes

https://atriumpoetry.com/2025/12/16/the-mistress-replies-ruth-higgins/

my body's swivelling again

R.I.P. The Bay Horse
Carole Bromley

#Poetry #CaroleBromley #TheBayHorse #Pub #ThePolice #MessageInABottle #SendingOutAnSOS #Music #AtriumPoetry

https://atriumpoetry.com/2025/11/07/r-i-p-the-bay-horse-carole-bromley/

In exile from your father's books

Mary in Dundee
Judith Taylor

#Poetry #JudithTaylor #AtriumPoetry #MaryShelley #Frankenstein #Dundee

https://atriumpoetry.com/2025/10/31/mary-in-dundee-judith-taylor/

now the urge to hide out back

Sonnet for Perimenopause
Victoria Spires

#Poetry #VictoriaSpires #Sonnet #Perimenopause #AtriumPoetry

https://atriumpoetry.com/2025/10/03/sonnet-for-perimenopause-victoria-spires/

his fingers become a knot

Milestone
Niall M Oliver

#Poetry #NiallMOliver #Milestone #Father #Son #TyingShoes #AtriumPoetry

https://atriumpoetry.com/2025/08/08/milestone-niall-m-oliver/