Kathryn Rw Reese (@kathrynreese.bsky.social)

My real-life poetry mate Jazz Fechner-Lante has these two 🔥🔥🔥 poems in a curated collectiom about walking/writing. www.spaceandculture.com/2025/09/01/w... “They sell sunscreen here too It’s warm in its packaging Melting in the sun it’s meant to Protect you from”

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Walking/writing on Power and Privilege: Two Poems on Youth Poverty: ‘Out of Sight’ and ‘Jay Pretends’ – SPACE AND CULTURE Out Of SightThe Food Bank van is parkedIn the carpark of the churchTucked away nice and safeNo one wants to be seen needing helpIn this small town with rich neighboursThe heat of the summerBurning through your skinThey sell sunscreen here tooIt’s warm in its packagingMelting in the sun it’s meant toProtect you fromBut despite popular beliefNot everything here is freeThe volunteers hand you a bagAnd let you covet the foodThat will be on your tableFor the next two weeks“All up, that’s seven dollars”Well there goes ten litres of petrolWe learnt to take every free mealThat was offered to usWith or without that soft pitying smileI wish I could thank the peopleWho cooked those frozen mealsDonating them to kidsWho had no idea where to find food anywhere elseBut we keep it quietIn a town as small as thisCan’t let the rich families knowThat we’re subsisting on charity aloneVolunteering shouts you free meals galoreAnd lets you avoid home, aloneNo internet, no air conditioningFills your heart as well as your stomachI did everything I was physically able to doTo keep me busy and not thinkAbout where that next meal just might be https://www.spaceandculture.com/2025/09/01/walking-writing-on-power-and-privilege-two-poems-on-youth-poverty-out-of-sight-and-jay-pretends/