A theory of illumination

A theory of illumination
dragon-tailed
perfection
beautiful
cunning
imagination.
a border of
brilliant
limitations
pure and bright
“barbaric splendor,”
Manuscript Books

Manuscript Books
distance
space
the margins
a
scratch
a claw
Bad cleverness in the artist

Bad cleverness in the artist
BEGINNINGS of
an elaborate
freedom
a hedge creep
the flame-of-a-candle
bad cleverness in the artist,
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Sarah-Jane Crowson’s work is inspired by fairy tales, psychogeography and surrealism. She is an educator at Hereford College of Arts and a postgraduate researcher at Birmingham City University. She is published in a range of journals, including Waxwing Journal, Petrichor, Thrush, and Sugar House Review. You can find her on Twitter @Sarahjfc.