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@ameliadowler.bsky.socialSep 7, 2026, 4:36 PM

And here is my lovely copy propped up ready for a re-read! #14Magazine #poetry

A copy of 14 Magazine propped up on a blanket and cushion. The cover is in quarters - purple, white, black, and greyThe page with my poem “Smooth newt”.

Smooth newt

In sequence: rotten planter, apple tree,
re-potting, newt. Lying there feigning death
like I pretend I’m napping, denying
dawn. Supine as a jelly baby spilled
from a split bag, with slit mustard-seed eyes.
We couldn’t hold your home back together,
we didn’t yet understand about efts
or the hibernation habits of newts.

We buried you, tiny golem, shallow
under the St John’s wort. Scattered a hand
of soil, prayed earth was light. I cannot sleep
uncovered and maybe neither can you,
until you rise and patrol the damp night
reeling with inertia and dreams of me.
@ameliadowler.bsky.socialSep 7, 2026, 4:28 PM

My copy of #14Magazine has arrived! I’m so pleased my poem “Smooth newt” found a home here. Many thanks to editor @richardnskinner.bsky.social. If you’d like your own copy (the other poems are excellent I promise!) you can order from richardskinner.weebly.com/14-magazine.... #poetry

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