That’s all from PERVERSE this year. Thank you so much to everyone for reading, and to everyone who sent in their work to be read. You can enjoy the issue archive here: perverse.substack.com

The fifth poem in PERVERSE 9J is 'In which I carry Gandhi across Paris on the longest night of the year' by Sue Burge. Read all five poems in this section here: perverse.substack.com/p/perverse-9i

The fourth poem in PERVERSE 9J is 'And maybe it’s the time of year… New Year’s Eve 2024 (Aldwych, London)' by Jeffery Sugarman @jcsugarman.bsky.social. Read all five poems in this section here: perverse.substack.com/p/perverse-9j

The third poem in PERVERSE 9J is 'THE PARTY AFTER THE AFTER PARTY' by CP Nield. Read all five poems in this section here: perverse.substack.com/p/perverse-9j

The second poem in PERVERSE 9J is 'Herpetologists' by L Kiew @lkiew.bsky.social. Read all five poems in this section here: perverse.substack.com/p/perverse-9j

Loving the new issue of Perverse - with special joy reading poems by @lkiew.bsky.social, Sue Burge and Jeff Sugarman! Frogs, Gandhi and New Year's Eve - brilliant stuff!

The first poem in PERVERSE 9J is 'Continue as Annie' by Annie Katchinska. Read all five poems in this section here: perverse.substack.com/p/perverse-9j

PERVERSE 9J is out today! The last section of this issue! This week features five poems by Annie Katchinska, L Kiew, CP Nield, Jeffery Sugarman and Sue Burge, on parties, adjectives, frogs and more. Read all five poems from this section here: perverse.substack.com/p/perverse-9j

The fifth poem in PERVERSE 9I is by Edward Doegar. Read all five poems in this section here: perverse.substack.com/p/perverse-9i

The fourth poem in PERVERSE 9I is 'Box' by Michelle Penn @michpenn.bsky.social. Read all five poems in this section here: perverse.substack.com/p/perverse-9i

The third poem in PERVERSE 9I is 'Lush' by Charlotte Whittle. Read all five poems in this section here: perverse.substack.com/p/perverse-9i

The second poem in PERVERSE 9I is 'Crying into the Onions' by Sam Harvey. Read all five poems in this section here: perverse.substack.com/p/perverse-9i

The first poem in PERVERSE 9I is 'I Blame Myself for Herbert Kretzmer’s Death' by Dawn Sands. Read all five poems in this section here: perverse.substack.com/p/perverse-9i

PERVERSE 9I is out today! This week features five poems by Dawn Sands, Sam Harvey, Charlotte Whittle, Michelle Penn and Edward Doegar, on Jean Valjean, leaf mulch, and Lush glitter. Read all five poems from this section here: perverse.substack.com/p/perverse-9i

Clearly the finest haiku ever written.

The fifth poem in PERVERSE 9H is 'Julian of Norwich Witnesses the Passion of Christ in Aisle 3 of Tesco Extra' by Isabelle Thompson. Read all five poems in this section here: perverse.substack.com/p/perverse-9h

The fourth poem in PERVERSE 9H is 'Haiku Against Loneliness' by Tom Blake (@tomblake17.bsky.social). Read all five poems in this section here: perverse.substack.com/p/perverse-9h

The third poem in PERVERSE 9H is 'They assemble to bid farewell to a middle tier musician!' by Max Terry Fishel. Read all five poems in this section here: perverse.substack.com/p/perverse-9h

The second poem in PERVERSE 9H is 'The Mushroom Picker' by Imogen Wade. Read all five poems in this section here: perverse.substack.com/p/perverse-9h

The first poem in PERVERSE 9H is 'Pornography' by Adam Clifford. Read all five poems in this section here: perverse.substack.com/p/perverse-9h

PERVERSE 9H is out today! This week features five poems by Adam Clifford, Imogen Wade, Max Terry Fishel, Tom Blake and Isabelle Thompson, on mushrooms, loneliness and Julian of Norwich. Read all five poems from this section here: perverse.substack.com/p/perverse-9h

The fifth poem in PERVERSE 9G is 'Mills & Boon: The Sequel' by Vic Pickup. Read all five poems in this section here: perverse.substack.com/p/perverse-9g

The fourth poem in PERVERSE 9G is 'the power poesy' by Zach Storey. Read all five poems in this section here: perverse.substack.com/p/perverse-9g

The third poem in PERVERSE 9G is 'a zebra is an ass with stripes' by Simon Maddrell @simonmaddrell.bsky.social. Read all five poems in this section here: perverse.substack.com/p/perverse-9g

The second poem in PERVERSE 9F is 'like rabbits' by Mark Waldron. Read all five poems in this section here: perverse.substack.com/p/perverse-9g

The first poem in PERVERSE 9G is 'Touch Me Up in The Garden' by Lewis Buxton. Read all five poems in this section here: perverse.substack.com/p/perverse-9g

PERVERSE 9G is out today! This week features five yellow poems by Lewis Buxton, Mark Waldron, Simon Maddrell, Zach Storey and Vic Pickup. Read all five poems from this section here: perverse.substack.com/p/perverse-9g

The fifth poem in PERVERSE 9F is 'About egg yolks and flames' by Flora Leask Arizpe. Read all five poems in this section here: perverse.substack.com/p/perverse-9f

I so love Poppy Cockburn's poem from @perversemag.bsky.social - the cheery last line (like 'how are you?'/ 'Good thanks' exchanges when this isn't how one is feeling) versus the longing (I think?) of what precedes. I never watched Twin Peaks, but don't feel I needed to for this poem to resonate.

The fourth poem in PERVERSE 9F is 'Now Let’s Do A Silly One' by Crispin Best. Read all five poems in this section here: perverse.substack.com/p/perverse-9f

The third poem in PERVERSE 9F is 'Turning over a new leaf' by Noah Birksted-Breen. Read all five poems in this section here: perverse.substack.com/p/perverse-9f

The second poem in PERVERSE 9F is 'POSTCARD' by Poppy Cockburn. Read all five poems in this section here: perverse.substack.com/p/perverse-9f

Lovely to have my lightbulb #poem out in the world today. Thank you, @perversemag.bsky.social 💡. Do check out the issue, and the archive - lots of gems.

The first poem in PERVERSE 9F is 'The leaflet with the lightbulb says do not swallow' by Em Gray @em-words.bsky.social. Read all five poems in this section here: perverse.substack.com/p/perverse-9f

PERVERSE 9F is out today! This week features five yellow poems by Em Gray, Poppy Cockburn, Noah Birksted-Breen, Crispin Best and Flora Leask Arizpe. Read all five poems from this section here: open.substack.com/pub/perverse...

The fifth poem in PERVERSE 9E is 'You Want Me to Have an Abortion' by Ellie Li. Read all five poems in this section here: perverse.substack.com/p/perverse-9e

The fourth poem in PERVERSE 9E is 'Mis-read / mis-interpret' by Linda Black. Read all five poems in this section here: perverse.substack.com/p/perverse-9e

The third poem in PERVERSE 9E is 'In the Veil of Lies, we are masquerades, crossing the polychromatic city of life in a tongue vehicle' by Philip Chijioke Abonyi. Read all five poems in this section here: perverse.substack.com/p/perverse-9e

The second poem in PERVERSE 9E is 'It Is Voice' by Philip Gross (@vaikuspg.bsky.social). Read all five poems in this section here: perverse.substack.com/p/perverse-9e

The first poem in PERVERSE 9E is 'Naproxen' by Phoebe Gilmore. Read all five poems in this section here: perverse.substack.com/p/perverse-9e

PERVERSE 9E is out today! This week features poems by Phoebe Gilmore, Philip Gross, Philip Chijioke Abonyi, Linda Black and Ellie Li. Read all five poems from this section here: perverse.substack.com/p/perverse-9e

The fifth poem in PERVERSE 9D is 'I Hate Helicopters' by Sam Phipps. Read all five poems in this section here: perverse.substack.com/p/perverse-9d

The fourth poem in PERVERSE 9D is 'Sound Bath' by Katrina Naomi (@katrinanaomipoet.bsky.social). Read all five poems in this section here: perverse.substack.com/p/perverse-9d

The third poem in PERVERSE 9D is 'Upupa epops' by J.D.C. Winslow. Read all five poems in this section here: perverse.substack.com/p/perverse-9d

The second poem in PERVERSE 9D is 'I, PELICAN' by Natalie Shaw @natalieshaw.bsky.social. Read all five poems in this section here: perverse.substack.com/p/perverse-9d

The first poem in PERVERSE 9D is 'Merlin' by Sarah Westcott (@sarahbwestcottpoet.bsky.social). Read all five poems in this section here: perverse.substack.com/p/perverse-9d

PERVERSE 9D is out today! This week features poems by Sarah Westcott, Natalie Shaw, J.D.A. Winslow, Katrina Naomi and Sam Phipps, on sound, birds, and a plea to helicopter pilots. Read all five poems from this section here: perverse.substack.com/p/perverse-9d

The fifth poem in PERVERSE 9C is 'When a pale sky crushes its motorway–' by George Ayres. Read all five poems in this section here: perverse.substack.com/p/perverse-9c

The fourth poem in PERVERSE 9C is 'Probability' by Iain Bleakley. Read all five poems in this section here: perverse.substack.com/p/perverse-9c

The third poem in PERVERSE 9C is by Michael Conley. Read all five poems in this section here: perverse.substack.com/p/perverse-9c