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Kamena

The Official Publication of the Warwick Writing Society

Written Poetry

Drowning

Feb 12, 2019Feb 16, 2019lucythorneycroftLeave a comment

i thought my biggest fear was drowning.

the everlasting pull, the silent scream,
the grabbing onto nothingness in hope that
i can be rescued.

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Poetry, Updates, Written Poetry

Cadmium

Dec 25, 2018Dec 28, 2018Kamena MagazineLeave a comment

two paints in the pack:
cadmium yellow and
cadmium red.
the yellow’s on my nails –
you like that one.
you hold my hand out and inspect it
mostly shine, with the occasional chip.
you don’t seem to notice the chip,
or, at least, it doesn’t bother you;
it’s nice.

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Poetry, Written PoetryPoetry, Rachel Gambling

Big Me, Little Me

Dec 17, 2018Dec 19, 2018Kamena MagazineLeave a comment

Little me wants to touch the sun
Big me’s instinct is to run
Little me makes earth my toy Continue reading →

Artwork, Poetry, Visual Media, Written PoetryNada Kawar

Costa

Dec 15, 2018Oct 30, 2018Kamena MagazineLeave a comment

I think of those who sat here before me,
Drinking overpriced tea in an overpriced seat;
Trying not to feel miffed at £2.20 for a teabag and hot water,
But this frivolous life is one that is growing on me,
The art of not caring becomes all too natural
As I sit by the door and think about leaving
But not leaving.
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Poetry, Written PoetryCosta, International Tea Day, Milaina Penzer, Poetry

November

Dec 11, 2018Dec 19, 2018Kamena MagazineLeave a comment

Death is sleeping
beneath the surface of the water.
She is alive with insects,
moss flowering over her wings.
Little black bat, submerged in formaldehyde,
leather-skinned old woman–
don’t wake just yet. Continue reading →

Poetry, Written PoetryLis Skinner, Poetry

4AM Rain

Dec 9, 2018Dec 17, 2018Kamena MagazineLeave a comment

I woke the night it finally rained
With a desire to take myself outside and lie down
Among all the broken spines of estranged grass
Baked dry by this new breed of summer sun Continue reading →

Poetry, Written PoetryJessica Kashdan-Brown, Poetry
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