A children’s poem musing on the traditional Miss Muffet tale, with a contemporary twist.
Category: Poems
Poems by Maggie Harris
Lit by Fire
A poem commissioned by the BBC for National Poetry Day, inspired by the North Foreland Lighthouse in Broadstairs, Kent.
Canterbury
A poem that is on display at the Westgate Gardens Underpass in Canterbury.
On Not Being Frida Kahlo
A poem meditating on not being, and in so not being Frida Kahlo.
Slave Market, Lagos
A poem about the former slave market in Lagos.
The Haunt of Cinnabar Moths
A poem inspired by R.G. Cash, ‘Dew Ponds and Doodlebugs, Walderslade within Living Memory’, Lordswood Library.
The World Outside this Window
A poem commissioned by Wandering Words about the Lordswood area of Medway.
From Small Acorns Mighty Oak Trees Grow
A poem written in response to the Lordswood area of Medway.
The Promise of Bluebells
A poem arising from a Wandering Words commission in response to the Lordswood area of Medway.
Ode to a Grandmother
A poem about a Granddaughter becoming a Grandmother.
Baby Bounce and Rhyme, Lordswood Library
A poem commissioned by Wandering Words about the Lordswood area of Medway.
Cleopatra Herself In All Her Glory
A poem about self-image appearing in the Huffington Post.
