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the garden of eden is melting, the blood is on my hands
Rebecca Lester writes of clashing teeth, bruised peaches and breath-fogged mirrors in this art-inspired poem for FRAMED!
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Forgotten Objects
Drawing structural themes from sudoku and haiku, this poem from Divyaa Kumar builds upon a history of finding and making art out of often discarded and rediscovered material
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Degas Girls
gorm hendo dances through memories of Degas girls and their made-up bodies in this prose poem for FRAMED!.
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Everything is a love poem when I’m thinking of you
Is beauty always in the eye of the beholder? Kate explores the emotional spirals we can enter when looking at true love in the eye.
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a response to ‘perseus and andromeda in landscape, from the imperial villa at boscotrecase’
With sympathy for the villain Ketos and an enduring love for classical art, harold coutts forms a new poetic narrative of Perseus and Andromeda.
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A weighted masterpiece
‘A weighted masterpiece’ from Brooke Soulsby looks to break free from restriction after feeling pressed down or moulded to stone by the expectations of others.
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Slaughter The Bull for Your Hometown
Ava Rose calls for ritual sacrifice via a hometown patriotism in this Pablo Picasso inspired poem.
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The fallen angel, or how to be full
“I felt like it was somehow a portrait of me.”. ‘The Fallen Angel’ is a resonate work for Gabriel McGregor and this poem brings to life the feeling of, “yes, this is what being nonbinary feels like.”
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The Lament for Icarus
Icarus’s long battle with societal pressure ends and he is finally able to rest. A poem by Lara Morgan in response to the painting of the same name by Herbert James Draper.
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From the Editor — A 2024 Reflection
Lead editor Damien Levi tries to sum up bad apple’s 2024 in retrospect, with a selection of ten pieces to read over the summer.
In a dream, you saw a way to survive, and you were filled with joy.
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