Emma Lara Jones

Hello, I'm a poet living in Felixstowe.
To read some of my poems, click the links below

The cold dissection of a friendship
A poem about my miserable experience of being a Law student.
Issue 13 The Alchemy Spoon

• watch launch

• Alchemy Spoon website

After the Birth
I was born 20 months after the neonatal death of one of my sisters. This poem was inspired by a dream my eldest sister had the night before I was born.

• read poem at Fragmented Voices

Outside the Hospital and God bless urban architects
A few years ago, I had a health scare and my daughter was in hospital. These poems were my attempt to calm myself through a very stressful time
Issue 70 The North

• The North website

Nude Girl
This is a poem after a painting by Gwen John told in the voice of the model, Fenella Lovell.
Issue 6 Pomegranate London

• Pomegranate London website

You can also read a conversation I had with the poet Charlotte Gann about this poem and its themes of hiding and unmasking.

• The Understory Conversation

Trainee Teacher
I was a trainee teacher for two months during the pandemic before suffering burnout and leaving suddenly. This poem came from that experience.

• read and hear the poem at Propel Magazine Issue 10

You can also hear Robin Houghton read my poem on Planet Poetry Season 4 episode 10

• link for Planet Poetry podcast

The dandruff of a girl's bedroom
My empty nester poem.

• read at Ink Sweat & Tears

Recurring Nightmare and Living with Flies
Recurring Nightmare is another poem about being a trainee teacher (you can probably detect a theme here!). Living with Flies is a short fairy story about my mother's grief and its impact on the rest of the family.
Issue 11 Strix

• Strix website

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