Abigail Chorley

Although I have lived in the United States, United Kingdom and France, I currently reside in Edinburgh where I am a postgraduate student studying comparative literature at Edinburgh University. I have a broad background in the field of literature, poetry, language, and art. My poetic work has appeared in Wordgathering: A Journal of Disability Poetry and Literature, Shards of Light Literary Magazine, and Eunoia Review. Among my poetic inspirations are Ellen Bryant Voigt, Wendell Berry, and most obviously Frank O'Hara.

“Partly Because of Your Love for Yogurt,” “Half Dark,” and “You asked if we would always be friends”

it was the way you stood in the dark kitchen long after
the oven had already cooled, slurping
just out of date yogurt but also because the first
time we talked, you listened, swaying me gently
in constant commas shifting slightly
(while everyone else played poker for crisps)…
Poetry
Issue 66, October 2022
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Abigail Chorley

Although I have lived in the United States, United Kingdom and France, I currently reside in Edinburgh where I am a postgraduate student studying comparative literature at Edinburgh University. I have a broad background in the field of literature, poetry, language, and art. My poetic work has appeared in Wordgathering: A Journal of Disability Poetry and Literature, Shards of Light Literary Magazine, and Eunoia Review. Among my poetic inspirations are Ellen Bryant Voigt, Wendell Berry, and most obviously Frank O'Hara.

“Partly Because of Your Love for Yogurt,” “Half Dark,” and “You asked if we would always be friends”

it was the way you stood in the dark kitchen long after
the oven had already cooled, slurping
just out of date yogurt but also because the first
time we talked, you listened, swaying me gently
in constant commas shifting slightly
(while everyone else played poker for crisps)…
Poetry
Issue 66, October 2022
Issues Archive
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