A love poem in February by Freda Davis
We are delighted to point you to our selected Poem of the Month for February – ‘Close to you’, by Freda Davis. Freda may have posted it a few days after Valentine’s Day, but her poem is an examination of the idea and intensity of love.
CLOSE TO YOU
by Freda Davis
I move a fingertip, I breathe, I blink,
And I communicate a thought to you.
Where others speak and listen ...
2nd March 2026
John Coopey's questions for one Auschwitz victim
We have reintroduced an old Write Out Loud favourite - Poem of the Month. John Coopey, one of Write Out Loud's stalwart contributors for many years, posted a belated tribute to Holocaust Memorial Day with a poem that has received a lot of admiration from his fellow poets. 'Hana Reiner, who were you?...
1st March 2026
