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Kapu Lewis | Poetry

Poetry

My poetry is inspired by the people I meet, their unique challenges and their emotional experiences. My work has been published in British, European and American poetry journals.

Davy Jones

Date

14 Tachwedd 2022

The Mechanics Institute Review (MIROnline)

Publication

A Sea Gypsy, a drowned father and a life ripped away. Davy Jones is a tale of loss and yearning, told through the lens of the sea.

Davy Jones

Perfume

Date

15 Ionawr 2024

Handwritten & Co

Publication

An actress, a pawnbroker and a bottle of 'luck' collide in this tale of having your dream and the price you have to pay for it.

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Perfume

Metamorphosis

Date

8 Chwefror 2024

The Berlin Literary Review

Publication

Only when the father dies can the son be free.

Metamorphosis

Self Portrait

Date

26 Ionawr 2024

Epoque Press

Publication

Perfect love is not all it appears to be in this 1920s ghost story set during the era of silent film.

Self Portrait

Scapegoat

Date

29 Tachwedd 2024

Parthian Press (A Dictionary of Light Anthology)

Publication

Short-listed for the Rhys Davies Prize 2024, Scapegoat is a story of secrets, betrayal and loyalty set on a passenger ship crossing the Atlantic in 1919.

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Scapegoat

Welsh / Not Welsh

Date

1 Gorffennaf 2025

Southword New International Writing

Publication

What does it mean to be Welsh?

Welsh / Not Welsh

We are Estuary

Date

1 Chwefror 2025

Watertower Press

Publication

A memory of women, Wales and paganism

We are Estuary

The Secret Life of Trees

Date

6 Tachwedd 2024

The Bushwick Book Club

Publication

What if the paper we write on could tell the secret things we fear to say - this poem was performed at The Bushwick Bookclub in November 2024

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The Secret Life of Trees

Translation

Date

8 Chwefror 2024

The Berlin Literary Review

Publication

Aspergers, Love & Me...

Translation

Moonface

Date

8 Chwefror 2024

The Berlin Literary Review

Publication

When we wear a mask, who do we become?

Moonface

For Elodie

Date

1 Mai 2024

The Menteur

Publication

Did you forget about Covid? Elodie didn’t… Published in The Menteur Magazine, For Elodie tells the story of a friend’s battle with Long Covid.

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For Elodie

Dad's Poem of Love & Hate

Date

Publication

When a loved one dies, we extoll their virtues. But we rarely explore the world from their point of view and imagine what it was like to be them.

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Dad's Poem of Love & Hate

Photograph

Date

Publication

A stained photograph of a snow-covered valley is all it takes to remember a whole life now gone.

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Photograph

My Little Peace

Date

Publication

A little Japanese statue on my desk is reputed to guard the world of the dead. Is it something to be feared or loved?

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My Little Peace

The Road

Date

Publication

When Covid hit in 2020, the world stopped for London's Portobello Antique Market. Its sea of people became an urban desert.

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The Road
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