A human mosaic
This emotive poem by Harriet Brown uses the metaphor of a mosaic to weave together the delicate nature of human lives.
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Creative Writing
Poetry, short stories and criticism from Durham students. To pitch your own work, email creative.writing@palatinate.org.uk.
Move
“I take my rustic heart where I go with these roads”: Molly Knox ponders a sense of movement in this urgent poem.
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Becoming the next Hermione Granger
“Finally, someone like me”: Yasmine Dean learns what it means to grow up alongside, and accept the flaws of, a favourite fictional character.
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Straight Girl
To complete our pride month selections, Laura Gibbs offers a powerful poem of defiance, serving as a reminder that identity is ours to construct.
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My Queer Lockdown
In this piece of writing, Georgia Malkin navigates lockdown and time spent with family as a queer individual.
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Meeting myself again
“I buried you in our back garden, begging for your colours to return from the ground”: Magali O’Brien’s moving poem depicts the struggle to regain selfhood in a heteronormative society.
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Healing
“This ugly, fabulous planet”: Molly Knox’s beautifully crafted poetry reconsiders what it means to heal and grow during pride month.
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Scattered Hearts
Yasmine Dean’s heartfelt pride month poem explores different forms of love and memory, celebrating everything from a dance to laughter between friends.
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Pride
Satin, stardust and streetlights: this colourful Bowie-inspired poem reminds us that pride month is all about self-expression.
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Why do we look down on fanfiction?
“Fanfiction has easily been written off as the ramblings of teenage fangirls”: Ruhee Parelkar delves into the misogyny surrounding stereotypes about our favourite fanfics.
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