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Split portrait contrasting a man writing under Manchester’s night sky with a woman relaxing on a sunny Caribbean coast.

Love, Loss & Relationship Poetry

7 August 2026

How Do You Do It? A Poem Under Bridge 87

How Do You Do It? After Robert Lowell's Day by Day —…

A Duke and horse tumbling, “Epstein” emails drifting, guards with popcorn, a frown in the Queen-cloud, a Palace in the backdground.

Poetry Society, Power & Modern Life

13 November 2025

Grand Old Duke of York – Formerly Known As Prince

Grand Old Duke of York This satirical poem reworks the traditional nursery…

Image of punk teens with spiky hair; a young Black boy, grinning, darts past.

Love, Loss & Relationship Poetry

7 August 2025

Sibling Love & Art: A Brother’s Creative Fire

Sibling Love & Art A childhood memory of moving to a new…

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.

Identity, Self & Fragmentation Poetry

12 July 2025

Morning Rituals in a Broken World: A Stark Poem

Broken World A quiet morning in Manchester opens onto addiction, poverty and…

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

Identity, Self & Fragmentation Poetry

11 July 2025

Feeling Free in This Life: The Misaligned Door

Misaligned A brief reflection on depression, memory and the quiet return to…

Haunting image of starving people lined up outside an distribution aid centre while a lady sits down pounding leaves into flour

Poetry Society, Power & Modern Life

25 June 2025

Gaza Sonnet: Starving, Staggering from Life to Death

Gaza Sonnet This contemporary sonnet reflects on the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza,…

A startled, elderly woman sat down in a chair clutching her handbag

Poetry Society, Power & Modern Life

20 June 2025

End of Life Bill vs Government Silence on Genocide

End of Life A sharp political lament on assisted dying, moral contradiction…

Chaotic, vibrant collage capturing the poem 'Imagination After Life On Earth" by Skendong Poetry

Poetry Sacred Thought & Moral Reflection

15 June 2025

Imagination After Life on Earth

Imagination A contemplative poem about sorrow, existence and the power of imagination…

A Hockney-style painting features a grotesque devil on a skeletal horse riding through a desolate, sun-drenched landscape, marked by charred ruins and skeletal remains. Vibrant colors highlight themes of shame, violence, and plundering.

Poetry Society, Power & Modern Life

5 June 2025

Sudan’s Blood Gold: The Devil on Horseback

The Devil on Horseback This powerful political poem confronts the devastating war…

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

Identity, Self & Fragmentation Poetry

17 March 2025

Not Texting but Drowning: A Poem for Generation Z

Not Texting but Drowning A darkly comic poem about distraction, technology and…

A surreal, Dada-inspired collage-style depicting the theme of heartbreak and poetry. The image features a faceless woman walking through door

Love, Loss & Relationship Poetry

1 February 2025

Love Poetry | Breaking Up Is Hard to Do

Breaking Up A short breakup poem about lost love, unanswered creative promises…

I am Cyrus the King, an Achaemenian" in Old Persian, Elamite and Akkadian languages. It is known as the "CMa inscription", carved in a column of Palace P in Pasargadae. These inscriptions on behalf of Cyrus were probably made later by Darius I in order to affirm his lineage, using the Old Persian script he had designed.

Myth, History & Cultural Memory Poetry

29 October 2024

Cyrus the Great: A Poem for Palestine

Cyrus The Great This historical poem explores Cyrus the Great, the Persian…