Tanka Journal poet

Tim Kiely

In their own words

Tim Kiely is a criminal barrister based at Red Lion Chambers in London. His poetry and critical writing has previously been published in 'Ariadne's Thread', 'Lunar Poetry', 'The Screech Owl', 'South Bank Poetry' and on the website 'Blue of Noon'. He has self-published three short collections, 'Footprints', 'Long Walks Between Little Lights' and 'The Everywhere Room'. He has featured in the inaugural London Spoken Word Anthology, published in 2016 by GUG Press, with whom he will also publish 'The Diary of K' in 2017.

First LetterDeep morning – I heardyour footsteps sounding the dark.Like a broken twigtelling softly of your flight;now my bed fills with silence.Reply LetterI became the aireither side of those footsteps –stopping of the heart,then the promise of freedom.‘Flight’ – the word is well-chosen.

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