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Times Have Changed, My Friend

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by Victoria Taylor   Times have changed, my friend. When will these troubles ever end? Do you remember when we were young and sweet? When kids were safe to play out on the street. When they were happy to have sweet and buns, Now all that they want are knives and guns. They hang in gangs and look ...
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Still a Lost Girl

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by Mariam Siddiqui   I am a grown woman lost Whose childish tendencies May lead her to destruction Or maybe, I’m hoping it will lead me towards the Eternal Light My Salvation Oh, the One who Loves and Saves Please rescue this child in disguise of a grown woman Please save me from my greed, that incessant terrible voice that Demands ...
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Pipers, Puppets and Pierrots

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by Eithne Cullen ReadFest event: Poetry at the Archive Our visit to the Archive and Study centre at Valence House was on a fine, quiet Friday. Led by Anna Robinson, a group of Pen to Print poets looked into some local history to find inspiration for our poems. The archivist had put out ...

Another Award for Book Challenger Claire Buss!

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We are thrilled to share the news that Claire Buss has been successful in winning the 2019 Uncaged Book Review Raven Award for Best Sci-Fi/ Fantasy for her novel The Rose Thief. We asked Claire how she felt receiving yet another award for her writing? "I am over the moon to have ...
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Opportunity to further your Creative Writing Journey!

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A new opportunity has come to our attention so if you are looking to continue developing your writing career why not consider studying at the University of East London? If you don’t already have a university degree, why not study Creative and Professional Writing at University of East London. You can ...
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Friends…….

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by Darren Rodwell Friends are a blessing Friends can be a curse Friends can, should be, very diverse   Friendship on the other hand It’s open for the world to see True friendship is the place to be   True friends are always forgiven True friends will tell you how it is True friends will always be there No matter what the ...
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Upton Gardens

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by Philip Shamplina Unrecognizable — what have they done How long will it be before it becomes a slum? Upton Gardens is its name Where they used to play the football game   Malcolm Allison, Eddie Bovington, Harry Redknapp are no more Neither is Bobby Moore I just wonder what's in store Now that West Ham United have closed ...
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To Forests

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by Alwyn Gornall I ran from the roar of life like a frightened beast, away from the hard-angled city, to hide under your petticoat and float in your stillness. Your silence wrapped me like a duvet spreading a warmth over me like a log fire.  I took the paths that demanded walking and fear, frustration and anger fell away like ...
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Black and White Stipes

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by Philip Charter Pen to Print Short Story Competition 2018/19 Runner-Up “The hare is on the move for the 20:53, run over 480 meters. Byker Grove is in trap one, the odds-on favourite Droopys United is in the blue of trap two, outside him is Moscow Flyer, Not Now Bernard has a ...
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Exhibition

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by Tomas Beranek Pen to Print Short Story Competition 2018/19 Runner-Up This is what I remember from the afternoon she began to work on my face. The moment she carved my lips with a small gap, which was big enough to feel the cold air frisking inside me in circles. Even though ...