Jacqueline Collier
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Blog update – hiding posts
I have made the majority of my posts private and left a few posts public while I reconsider my goals for this blog. Continue reading
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New social Media Poems
I am posting more social-media-friendly poetry content on Instagram, Facebook, Tiktok and Tumblr. Continue reading
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Self-Centred
Was it my mistake or your demise?/ I tried to write your alibies/ supported your delusions/ ’cause I thought you might get something right. Continue reading
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Feelings Festered
’cause if I’d say the wrong thing/ like a human, like a child/ I’d never live it down/ you collect mistakes to hold against me/ and you don’t lose count Continue reading
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I Love You Like The Universe
If I try to define it, try to outline it/ you’d think there’s nothing there/ Just like dark matter/ it can’t be captured. Continue reading
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2025 Australian Poetry Slam
I came first in the first round of this year’s poetry slam, so I will be competing at the state finals next month! Continue reading
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Your Composition
“You can’t choose what you’re dealt/ but you can change your convictions/ and switch up the tapes/ to stop playing the victim.” Continue reading
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Tea Leaves
The tea leaves you left me to interpret/ I try to bring meaning to surface Continue reading
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Perth Live Poetry Set (Video)
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 Continue reading
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About Me
I’m Jacqueline and I’m originally from Western Australia but now I live in Adelaide. I advocate for Australians living with FND, and I hope to return to live poetry performance in the future.
I made this blog because I wanted to share my poems with other people. I’m also working on longer projects, but this website is just for my smaller projects at the moment.
I hope to make a living out of writing someday which is why I’ve put the donation button on this website.
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