Claire McCracken : Writing

Dragons

Dragons

A Poem by Claire McCracken


It's only paper, really. Paper tokens of status, glory;it even poses as experience for some, especiallyfor the dragons who breathe it out, in an attem..
Resignation

Resignation

A Poem by Claire McCracken


a letter of resignation
Ball and Socket

Ball and Socket

A Poem by Claire McCracken


for S.J.
Her Heart

Her Heart

A Poem by Claire McCracken


A heart broken beyond further use.
The Someone Else

The Someone Else

A Poem by Claire McCracken


What happens when two become three...
Bloody Heels

Bloody Heels

A Poem by Claire McCracken


a bored and hungry nurse invesigates a crime scene
Nights Like This

Nights Like This

A Poem by Claire McCracken


This one's about being in a relationship with someone who keeps getting drunk/high and then can't sleep, needing the other person's consolation. It ba..
Some Other Door

Some Other Door

A Poem by Claire McCracken


an account of the course of blind love...
By The Stage Door

By The Stage Door

A Poem by Claire McCracken


I wrote this quite some time ago, bit different to my last entry. Comments on the last much, much appreciated - thank you. This poem is largely about ..
Call It Support

Call It Support

A Poem by Claire McCracken


A slightly sarcastic portrait of a departmental Support For Learning head, by a child with additional learning needs who in spite of all has a genuine..