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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.

Coming Soon - Welsh / Not Welsh

Date

1 July 2025

Southword New International Writing

Publication

What does it mean to be Welsh?

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Coming Soon - Welsh / Not Welsh

Coming Soon - We are Estuary

Date

1 February 2025

Watertower Press

Publication

A memory of women, Wales and paganism

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Coming Soon - We are Estuary

The Secret Life of Trees

Date

6 November 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 February 2024

The Berlin Literary Review

Publication

Aspergers, Love & Me...

Translation

Moonface

Date

8 February 2024

The Berlin Literary Review

Publication

When we wear a mask, who do we become?

Moonface

For Elodie

Date

1 May 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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