Author: Claire Jackson

spring subversion (a compulsory rite) 2026

chiffchaff£1 daffsspring isso naff. ‘look-at-me’cherry treea seductressin her lingerie orange breastbuilds nest(toxic developerlike the rest.) pastelbluebellsmugly chimes‘all is well’. Twitter-madedawn raidnature isgetting laid clocks nag– jet lag –in the fieldslambs…

eat out to help out

I ate my ambition. It was big and tasty greasy and glorious. Sploshed by butter, swaddled by sugar, wounded by salt – my ideas died like slugs on the wrong…

Why do we give flowers? A cat case study

for Jo Because I wanted to say Hello KittyBecause I work in financeBecause you seem anxiousBecause I grabbed your pussyBecause you got the ElmleaBecause you’re having kittensBecause the secret’s out …

Silver-washed fritillary, 2023