Since 2013, Tom has been writing and performing across the UK, as well as working closely with community groups and young people. As a writer and artist, they have produced work for BBC Arts, UNESCO and The Tate. In 2023 their short film Salt In The Wounds was shortlisted for the national Outspoken Prize for Poetry in Film and their shot play All The Things I Said was shortlisted for the Pomegranate Theatre Prize. They have work previously published in anthologies by Howling Press, Perennial Press, Renard Press and Ample Collective (among others).

“A beautifully gritty and emotionally charged collection that speaks to the heart of community, identity, and survival.” —Adam Shreen

• introductionprologuedog poem12:00fragments of a pink plastic platesadness is a gift13:00notes on a broken showereulogy for a dead cat14:00walk of shame as a religious experienceplastic bag15:00you, a puddlejoni mitchell moment16:00mine / yoursmountain energy17:00icarus in ripped jeansfrontierland 18:00hopscotch to nowherestrange powers 19:00self portrait as a sea pinkocean city (out getting ribs)20:00my loneliness is killing mestorm poem21:00wet fag, futile gesturesdisco boyfriend22:00last twink on earthgodless place23:00sag harbor, long islandרָכָה (a blessing)00:00there will be sorrowa censored sextepilogueback to the fuchsiaacknowledgementsabout the author

Since 2013, Tom has been writing and performing across the UK, as well as working closely with community groups and young people. As a writer and artist, they have produced work for BBC Arts, UNESCO and The Tate. In 2023 their short film Salt In The Wounds was shortlisted for the national Outspoken Prize for Poetry in Film and their shot play All The Things I Said was shortlisted for the Pomegranate Theatre Prize. They have work previously published in anthologies by Howling Press, Perennial Press, Renard Press and Ample Collective (among others).

“A beautifully gritty and emotionally charged collection that speaks to the heart of community, identity, and survival.” —Adam Shreen

• introductionprologuedog poem12:00fragments of a pink plastic platesadness is a gift13:00notes on a broken showereulogy for a dead cat14:00walk of shame as a religious experienceplastic bag15:00you, a puddlejoni mitchell moment16:00mine / yoursmountain energy17:00icarus in ripped jeansfrontierland 18:00hopscotch to nowherestrange powers 19:00self portrait as a sea pinkocean city (out getting ribs)20:00my loneliness is killing mestorm poem21:00wet fag, futile gesturesdisco boyfriend22:00last twink on earthgodless place23:00sag harbor, long islandרָכָה (a blessing)00:00there will be sorrowa censored sextepilogueback to the fuchsiaacknowledgementsabout the author

Since 2013, Tom has been writing and performing across the UK, as well as working closely with community groups and young people. As a writer and artist, they have produced work for BBC Arts, UNESCO and The Tate. In 2023 their short film Salt In The Wounds was shortlisted for the national Outspoken Prize for Poetry in Film and their shot play All The Things I Said was shortlisted for the Pomegranate Theatre Prize. They have work previously published in anthologies by Howling Press, Perennial Press, Renard Press and Ample Collective (among others).

“A beautifully gritty and emotionally charged collection that speaks to the heart of community, identity, and survival.” —Adam Shreen

• introductionprologuedog poem12:00fragments of a pink plastic platesadness is a gift13:00notes on a broken showereulogy for a dead cat14:00walk of shame as a religious experienceplastic bag15:00you, a puddlejoni mitchell moment16:00mine / yoursmountain energy17:00icarus in ripped jeansfrontierland 18:00hopscotch to nowherestrange powers 19:00self portrait as a sea pinkocean city (out getting ribs)20:00my loneliness is killing mestorm poem21:00wet fag, futile gesturesdisco boyfriend22:00last twink on earthgodless place23:00sag harbor, long islandרָכָה (a blessing)00:00there will be sorrowa censored sextepilogueback to the fuchsiaacknowledgementsabout the author