Good morning everybody!

So I won VERVE Poetry’s June Poem of the Month with my poem Thinking of how many elevators

As they say here:

Our winning poem for Poem of the Month is Thinking of how many elevators by Max Wallis which was the most loud and unapologetic entry. Beginning with thinking about intimate opportunities in private spaces of public spaces, the poem stops itself mid judgmental-thought to remind the poet and reader that their judgement is also their behaviour. This poem calls out shame and owns its need to feel alive with touch, and in so doing, elevates life and a love for life - choosing to live loudly on our knees or with our backs against the wall.

So today I want you to write a poem of this same nature.

Channel protest, be unapologetic, be fearful, be true(ish), and own a life and all it’s complexity.

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