Identity, Self & Fragmentation

All Identity, Self & Fragmentation

Neo-Expressionist mixed-media collage featuring bold typography, symbolic doodles, technical diagrams, vibrant paint strokes.

Sideways X: A Poem About What a Poem Actually Is

Vibrant Neo-Expressionist collage with bold scribbles, technical diagrams, eye symbol, and "SIDEWAYS" stencil header.

Sideways IX: A Poem on Unspun Words and Angst

A square Neo-Expressionist artwork featuring "SIDEWAYS" in pink, and raw street-art collage elements. Generated for Skendong Poetry Sideways Series

Sideways VIII: Digital Scripts on a Fractured Screen

Typed assessment comments from poet and critic Jeffrey Wainwright on Skendong's MA poetry portfolio, Manchester Writing School.

Clunky Narratives: Born From the Struggle With Language

A square Neo-Expressionist artwork featuring "SIDEWAYS" in green, "TILTED VIEW", and raw street-art collage elements. Generated for Skendong Poetry Sideways Series

Sideways VII: A Different Perspective on Ordinary Days

Raw neo-expressionist street-art collage: vertical “SIDEWAYS,” vivid paint splashes, graffiti symbols, drips, layered textures.

Sideways VI: A Modern Poem on Anonymous Echoes

New Islington Marina, Manchester, viewed from inside Finders Keepers bar. A Black man's hands type on a phone beside a pint of beer, while outside, diverse passersby and a family of Canada geese gather along the canal.

Inside Finders Keepers, New Islington Marina

Three friends with man kissing pug at Cask. Woman with tattoos and a black male on his own drinking beer. Factory background.

Under a Searing Sun at Cask, New Islington Marina

Close-up of a shocked young bald man with glasses, held tightly around the neck from behind by a muscular arm.

Inside The Real World Manosphere

A futuristic rendering of the "Sideways" artwork featuring sleek textures and neon digital elements.

Sideways V: The Voiceless Bleed into Lights

Raw neo-expressionist street-art collage: vertical “SIDEWAYS,” vivid paint splashes, graffiti symbols, drips, layered textures. Generated for Skendong Poetry.

Sideways IV: Here is another odd looking Poem

Never IC3. Tropical Manchester scene: A shaven-headed man offers a red-wrapped chocolate bar to a stern policeman, as a woman leans in to kiss his cheek.

Identity: Never IC3 but a Grateful & Amazing Brunette Brown

An abstract digital image by sw1digital for sideways poem by Skendong Poetry

Sideways III: Step Into a Unique Screen of Thought

An open pink and lilac umbrella in a sunlit alley, surrounded by scattered cosmetics, papers, and a purple thong.

New Poem: The Pink and Lilac Umbrella

A black woman tearing away St. George’s flag from a white skinhead male.

Sonnet for a Silver Bullet: History and Hope

Black man and white woman in an inverted world with a swimming pool.

Sideways II: This Poem Looks odd but it’s Okay

Woman sitting on a couch reading a tablet in a sideways room.

Does This Sideways Poem Look Odd on the Screen?

A striking image features a bald Black man wearing a white Anonymous mask, adorned with a jeweled crown, and his eyes are sparkling diamonds, set against a grey background.

When You’re Looking for a Band and Find a Poem Instead

An abstract, Hockney-style painting depicts a large white herring gull preying on a pigeon in a vibrant, geometric urban landscape, with simplified human figures observing indifferently.

Rustica, Broken Relationships and a Ruthless Gull

From the view of a window with a cup of coffee on the table, a yellow tram is on its way past a fir tree, as a dishevelled man walks past. Skendong Poetry.

Morning Rituals in a Broken World: A Stark Poem

a black male lay on a bed on a bright afternoon with birds outside an unhinged door_skendong_poetry

Feeling Free in This Life: The Misaligned Door

A vibrant image captures a fit white woman jogging with her black partner on a Marina. Another woman ogles the man.

Speedo Swagger: When Jogging Became a Free Spectator Sport

A blonde woman in tight sports attire, frantically talking to a Black man on a bench, as if she's lost her cockapoodle. Skendong Poetry.

Musing on Life During a Strange Afternoon at Lock 81

A young lady behind a cracked mirror - Skendong Poetry

Look in the Reverse Mirror, What Do You See?

Black male in the GP office with two nurses - Skendong Poetry

What I Never Said to the Keen Student Nurse

A teenage girl stands waist-deep in still water, engrossed in her phone. The screen glows dimly, indicating low battery. She looks distracted - Skendong Poetry

Not Texting but Drowning: A Poem for Generation Z

A drawing by Skendong

The Ultimate Art Lesson I Never Expected to Learn

Poetry by Skendong and written feedback from poet Peggy Poole

Poetry: Lost Language, Lost History & Discovering New Verbs

A dramatic scene in an urban setting at night. A distressed Black man with wild eyes and a small dagger being chased by Police

When Faith Looks Like Madness

A contemporary art scene depicting a dramatic night setting of a man standing outside another man's house with the occupant looking down

A Breakdown Revisited: Shadows of the Past

A young black male sits immersed in a blackout poem

Blacking out Racism in Poetry

A black man conversing with a Holstein Friesian

City Boy Lost in Nature

man looking over high rise balcony

Cityscape of Lost Love

Skendong Poetry - How to build a foundation to appreciate and understand poetry

How to Build a Foundation for Reading & Understanding Poetry

From The Cardroom Estate to New Islington

Sanjay’s Shop on The Cardroom Estate, Ancoats

Skendong Poetry - Wealth and Want

Genteel Fragrance: Wealth and Want

Skendong Poetry

Recycled Stories For Neanderthals That Never Fail

Skendong Poetry

Tutor’s Muse | Life Struggles & Legacy in a Poet’s Journey

Skendong Poetry: Wrangling With Thoughts and Forcing Them Into Being

Poetry | The Joy of Writing: Turning Thoughts Into Words

black male in white t-shirt, handcuffed and covering his face

Homecoming, Identity and Belonging When all Seems Lost

Photo by Jason Rosewell on Unsplash

The Miniature Schnauzer Muzzling Humans

Old Lady Smiling

Work, Work, Work: A Poem About Life, Debt and Retirement

a yellow room and yellow bath with two legs wearing black boots potruding out

Is it Me That’s Really Crazy?

An abstract image showing a pen with a thistle on its end, creating a trail of light on a dark, reflective surface that evokes a river at night.

Easy Thoughts in Transition Along the River Medlock

Cheshyre Avenue, Ancoats, Manchester

Do You Love Riff Raff? Ancoats To New Islington, Manchester

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