I Envy Your Skin!

by Heather Woodhouse

‘‘I Envy Your Skin!’ was prompted by that uncanny feeling as a portrait’s eyes seem to follow you across a room. What do these painted people want? Their suspended frustration is eerie. Are they silently screaming in their immobility? Maybe art doesn’t want to imitate life, but to BE it.’ 

Heather Woodhouse is a third-year Drama and English student at Goldsmiths. Her poetry is predominantly written on public transport, usually in the dark and often in the rain (thanks, England). When she’s not staring tragically out of the window, you’ll find her partying, reading Don DeLillo novels, performing, running late for everything, and also partying…

What I Remember

by Sophie Fisher

‘This piece is constructed of memories about my Dad from when I was a child to shortly before his death. After he died, I found it difficult to remember good things about our relationship and so this poem encapsulates a select few of them. Losing someone close to you is a weird event in life as you enter a time-warp of emotions, and the lack thereof, but I wanted to pass on that whilst these memories are painful, they are vital when trying to make sense of grief.’

Sophie Fisher is a second-year student studying English and Creative Writing and was born in the seaside town of Swansea, Wales. At nineteen years old she lost her father to suicide and from then on, she wanted to reach out with a little transparency through a verse in the hope that whoever reads her poems may feel a little less alone. 

More of her work can be found on @fishersfeature on Instagram or her website: https://fishersfeature.com/