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Chloe Gilholy
Bio
Former healthcare worker and lab worker from Oxfordshire. Author of ten books including Drinking Poetry and Game of Mass Destruction. Travelled to over 20 countries.
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Thank you from the 004
Dutch trio the 004 dropped a new music video to compliment their new EP. As proud fans of pop, the song and the video is a nice thank you to all the lovely songs that have given us happiness over the years. No pun intended. I wanted to say that they were back, but they never really left. They've been working very hard. It won't be long until they start saying, new album coming soon.
By Chloe Gilholy7 months ago in Beat
The Cold Story in the Desert. Content Warning.
I should have known better than to come here. For I am searching for things that no longer exist in this world. I was promised the fortune I was entitled to. The city from the distance used to be the place of my dreams. Dubai was paradise. Now all I see is skyscrapers and poverty in the golden mist. There was no beauty in metropolitan utopias. Even my wedding ring had lost its shine.
By Chloe Gilholy8 months ago in Fiction
Renga
A renga is a collaborative poem that follows the haiku and couplet format. In the workshop in Oxford, we started by going through some haikus and then couplets and read some traditional contemplate renga forms. Our renga was done going around in the circle. It was a lovely experience because even though our voices are unique, everything connected together. The bold text is my contribution.
By Chloe Gilholy8 months ago in Poets
Kabul-Inspired Turmeric Chai
Last week, I borrowed a book from my workplace’s library. At the weekend, I finished reading it in the cafe by the canal. The book was called The Little Coffee Shop of Kabul and it’s about five women in Afghanistan. One of them, Sunny is the owner of a coffee shop. It was a fantastic great full of great characters and strong female characters in a manly driven world. The characters were fictional, but it felt very real because it was based on the author’s experience.
By Chloe Gilholy8 months ago in Feast