phoenix | a poem
A poem about self-sabotage and jealousy.
Cultivate: a love poem
My whole life has been roots and cherry picking, digging myself up before I was ripe.
In Twofold: a love poem
Double dutch girls, we never did learn how to be apart.
Dust
I started writing again following my partner’s disclosure of her intention to transition from male to female. I wrote this after my partner did my make up for the first time. It’s an emotional and lovely memory.
Dark Sky City | The Quarantine Poems
These poems are a part of a larger project concerned with expounding on a new place and scenery while grappling with familiarity. I write extensively about movement—not always physically, but even shifts in psyche.
Spheres | The Quarantine Poems
“The moon begins to blot the sun-lit sky; / one sphere will prevail, and one will die.” The Quarantine Poems is a series of poetry written during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown, available in text and in audio. The fourth instalment, Spheres, is authored by Liam Atterbury.