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Sidekick Aperture Poetry Advent Calendar Day 18 – Richard Westcott

Could we? Should we? Would we? Day 18 of the Aperture Poetry Advent Calendar and through Richard Westcott‘s chosen window, someone’s regrets are flitting about like butterflies. Peer through and see who is wringing their hands…

You can see more of Richard’s work at www.richardwestcottspoetry.com.

Sidekick Aperture Poetry Advent Calendar Day 17 – Astra Papachristodoulou

“It is only through writing that I become myself.” ― Werner Herzog

Day 17 of the Aperture Poetry Advent Calendar and Astra Papachristodoulou is giving us the director’s cut. Are we gazing through a window or down the lens of a camera? Either way, once you have read the original poem, scan the QR code backdrop with your phone to read the expanded sequel.

Find out more about Astra at https://www.astranaut.co.uk/ and follow her on Twitter @HeyAstranaut.

Sidekick Aperture Poetry Advent Calendar Day 16 – Rob Walton

Day 16 of the Sidekick Aperture Poetry Advent Calendar and we’re getting butterfruity with Rob Walton. These open shutters reveal an avocado being used in new and strange ways…Enjoy today’s window, its sensual alligator pears, and its celebrity guest ex machina.

Find out more about Rob Walton at www.linesofdesire.co.uk, and follow him on Twitter @anicelad.

Sidekick Aperture Poetry Advent Calendar Day 15 – Julia Rose Lewis

Day 15 of the Aperture Poetry Advent Calendar, and thanks to Julia Rose Lewis, things are taking a turn for the experimental. Measurements are being taken, parameters adjusted and results shimmering into view. What fascinating laboratory have we stumbled upon?

For more mingling of science and poetry, follow Julia on Twitter @lilysbarnmate.

Sidekick Aperture Poetry Advent Calendar Day 14 – Lesley Sharpe

Day 14 of the Aperture Poetry Advent Calendar, and Lesley Sharpe is taking us into the heart of the beast: Bluebeard’s castle. As we wander the catacombs, listening to his footfall overhead, what horrors might we happen upon and wish we could unsee?

Follow Lesley on Twitter @lesleyksharpe

Sidekick Aperture Poetry Advent Calendar Day 13 – Abigail Parry

Day 13 of the Aperture Poetry Advent Calendar, and Abigail Parry takes us by the hand and leads us into the gin-and-dice den of the underworld. Furtive gambling, caught breath, the scent of death – is this pit of sin too risky to peep into? Find out…

For more about Abigail, follow her on Twitter @ginpitnancy.

Sidekick Aperture Poetry Advent Calendar Day 12 – Phil Madden

Day 12 of the Aperture Poetry Advent Calendar, and Phil Madden is tiptoeing through a strange corridor indeed. Things are scurrying, sliding and being stripped every which way you turn. Read on to glimpse for yourself…

Find out more about Phil at https://ifapelican.wordpress.com, or follow him on Twitter @ifapelican.

Sidekick Aperture Poetry Advent Calendar Day 11 – Roberta James

Clank, rattle, creak! Something is firing up, stirring its cogs and rumbling into action. It’s Day 11 of the Sidekick Aperture Poetry Advent Calendar, and Roberta James is our resident engineer, keen to show us her latest contraption. Read her pistoning poem here.

Follow Roberta on Twitter @RobertaWriter to see more of her fantastical inventions!

Sidekick Aperture Poetry Advent Calendar Day 10 – Matt Haigh

Listen to the rhythm of the falling rain
Rain, rain, go away
I can’t stand the rain / on my window

Aperture Poetry Advent Calendar Day 10 and the incomparable Matt Haigh brings us a damp, misty window through which to gaze. Rain, tears, vodka or melted snowballs? Read on and decide…

Find out more about Matt Haigh at https://matthewhaighpoetry.wordpress.com/ or follow him on Twitter @MattHaighPoetry.

Sidekick Aperture Poetry Advent Calendar Day 9 – Rose Cook

Day 9 of the Sidekick Aperture Poetry Advent Calendar, and in festive style, Rose Cook is dashing through Adland. Swimming through commercial cavalcades, her poem is a glimpse through a window on Madison Avenue, or an album of ad breaks caught when passing a wreath-decked living room door.

Find out more about Rose at https://rosecook.wordpress.com/.