A grey dawn emerges From the icy obscurity Of a seemingly interminable night: Delicate pink hues not strong enough To breach the dreary...

He stands Betrayal reflected in his unshed tears Incredulity etched across his pain-lined face. He had not seen this coming. Everything...

Mary Amy Deakin - Instagram at @amydpoetry Mary had never shown interest in babies so her mum thought she was crazy when she said she...

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O come, O come Emmanuel Rescue your world and make all things well For us in isolation here Who groan in loneliness and fear: Rejoice,...

Read by Ruth Gouldbourne Bloomsbury Carol Celebration 2017

Read by Jason Dore Bloomsbury Carol Celebration 2017

Long night ahead? Nah, just a short day. It's not the hours of darkness that bother me, but the passing of the day: 'Life's little day',...