Ghost Sojourn by Gwen Sayers true crime and the dust

and the dust

and the continued tragedies visited upon Black bodies whilst these legacies remain unresolved

Emotions are created by sound and sharply focused images

the poems inhabit an incongruous space between everyday distractions and intimate

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Ghost Sojourn by Gwen Sayers true crime and the dustGwen Sayers worked as a doctor in South Africa, Seattle, and London where she lives. Her poetry has been published widely in magazines and anthologies, most recently, Propel Magazine Issue 9 (Ed. Fran Lock), Acumen, DMQ Review, Unbroken Journal, Right Hand Pointing, and Tears in the Fence. She won First Prize in the Magma Poetry Competition in 2022, and has been a Forward Prize nominee for best single poem. Ghost Sojourn is a powerfully evocative and