The Name and the Salvation
20 October 2026
The Name and the Salvation
The Name and the Salvation A poem inspired by Hurricane Isaias -…
Skendong Poetry:
Clunky Narratives
An experimental poetry archive from Manchester
Welcome to Skendong Poetry, an experimental poetry website and the original home of The Candid Verse — a framework for direct commentary originating from a single 2015 poem. This archive explores how that lens manifests through Clunky Narratives — poems that deliberately reveal their seams, metamorphosing as they unfold. Lines won’t settle, rhythms falter by design, and the register shifts because the subject itself refuses to remain still.
Clunky Narratives challenges the expectation that poetry must always be smooth, polished, or predictable. The writing uses friction, unusual structures, and unexpected shifts in voice — a register that can lurch from biblical prophecy to internet satire within a single stanza.
Many poetry websites favour polished, consistent forms. Skendong is not that. It is an assault on reigning rhetorical excesses — moralising, chaotic, and carving out room for genuine experimental expression.
This is a growing archive examining memory, identity, society, and the human condition. From Ancoats corner shops and canal-side wine bars, a rogue AI escaping its sandbox, a headline from Gaza — Skendong shapes how overlooked moments and forgotten causes develop into unpredictable creative effects.
Skendong Poetry is for poetry lovers, experimental writers, and readers drawn to alternative literary forms. It contains original writing since 2012 in an ad-free space with no sponsors or products. Explore the archive built around the Clunky Narratives framework as we shift and continue to evolve.
