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Irk Irwell
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Some of the time,
what I say rhymes.
The rest of the time
it don't.
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December 31, 2025 at 4:59 PM
December 25, 2025 at 11:21 PM
December 24, 2025 at 8:42 PM
My poem "Commandment 11: Oops" is up at Free the Verse.

Very happy to have this piece in Issue 15 of Free the Verse alongside some brilliant writers.

Read the full issue (Signal) for free: www.free-the-verse.com/issues/signal

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December 20, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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Inside my own space
emptiness is structural
It holds walls apart
December 9, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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A poem: The Last Egg in the Carton Speaks
December 8, 2025 at 8:01 PM
December 7, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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A poem: The God of Almosts
December 7, 2025 at 12:21 AM
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A poem: Schrodinger's Grief
December 6, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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Ego fills the distance between our ambition and our reality,
often with utter bollocks –
readily available, infinitely renewable
and surprisingly load-bearing.
November 26, 2025 at 11:27 PM
November 26, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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You must have meant it,
you wrote it bold in biro,
stuck to the TV.
November 25, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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street light and the moon
arguing over brightness
the moon won my heart
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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