C.X. Turner

C.X. Turner writes poems about dandelions, frozen fingers and frogs. She enjoys experimenting with Japanese short-forms, working collaboratively with other poets and on solo projects. Her poems and artwork have been widely published in a range of journals and anthologies; three of her poems were Touchstone-nominated in 2022. She is a social worker and observer of life, rediscovering her creativity and always making space on her bookshelves for more.

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► C.X. Turner's microchap is available below. Download the single-page PDF by clicking the title.

Origami Microchap

climbing frozen water

Click title to download microchap CX Turner BioCVR climbing frozen water 2023 early July

Cover:

Oil pastel artwork by author

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in silent protest
the stillness
of winter

(first published in Haiku Dialogue)

the slow slide
across a frozen river
blues guitar

(first published in Plum Tree Tavern)

freezing rain—
reaching new depths
of melancholy

(first published in Cold Moon Journal)

snowmelt
the journey I take
inwards

from scraps of sky
I collect wishes, anything
to be less blue

letting go—
on the blackbird’s wing
a snowflake

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