We're just past the halfway point of our 'change of identity' poems, selected by guest editor Degna Stone. Here's her take on That's Not Me - The defiance of not letting circumstance or the expectations of others define you comes through loud and clear in this poem. And who can resist a poem that references … Continue reading That’s Not Me by Suzy Bromwich-Alexandra
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I’m Not Changing My Name by Maggie McKay
I’m Not Changing my Name because it is me my baggage, foibles, self because I love the misspellings because I will be "ambitious", "pert" and "forward". because my life began at birth because I am not first a wife Maggie Mackay, a Scot and recent Manchester Metropolitan University MA Poetry graduate, … Continue reading I’m Not Changing My Name by Maggie McKay