the cult of Saint Mary Magdalene
self-seed the beginning
in the flower bed as everything anxious
grows flowers, fruits fracture and
listening to cucumbers growing
in the heat from the cold
tiled floor. the sound of growth
is clear light beating
through the window and peeling yourself
off the kitchen floor.
Lauren Sheerman
Lauren Sheerman (she/her) is a poet, interdisciplinary performer, producer and teacher based in Norwich where she is currently completing her MA in poetry at the University of East Anglia. Lauren was poet in residence at The Pod (Coventry) from 2018-2019 and was commissioned by Coventry City of Culture Trust as a Human Rights poet in 2019. She has also had poems published in The Garden Zine (curated by Alix Villanueva), Earthlings (commissioned by Phytology) and has work forthcoming in 14 magazine. She was long listed for Palette Poetry’s ‘Sappho Poetry Prize’ in September 2022.
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