Jacqueline collier

Written in 2025/MAR

Thank you to Perth Poetry Club and The Moon Café for hosting my poetry! It was uncanny to think I had this opportunity exactly 6 months after my first poetry gig.

I am really proud of myself for this because my FND has become so menacing this year that I was not sure I would be able to get through my set without my speech and/or cognition becoming significantly impaired. I think the reason I didn’t have an issue with it was because I’ve memorised my poems which means I don’t need to use as much brainpower. I’m super glad I got to share my poems with relative ease, although once the set was over, I was really struggling with my symptoms again. Above all, I am really happy that the crowd enjoyed my work, and I loved reciting my poems. I love to do this!

TIMESTAMPS
(PART 1 – POEMS ABOUT ADVERSITY)
0:00 Try To Define What You Don’t Understand
1:00 Introduction
1:38 The Matrix
3:44 The Things I Took For Granted All Crash Landed
5:23 I’m Not On Good Terms
6:53 Hospital Poem
7:15 I’d Feel A Little Better With My Hand In Yours
8:50 Ancient Geography
9:10 Patience
(PART 2 – POEMS ABOUT LOVE)
9:47 Love Let Me Down
11:38 The Ethereal
12:24 Anwen’s Poem
12:55 I Think I’m Like Flowers On A Vine
14:48 Patience and Chrysanthemums
15:28 I Love You Like The Universe
16:00 Keep Being Loving
16:56 The Life Force Of My Poetry
17:36 That First Lady Touch (song – the video glitched and cut out half of it)