‘There’s still a large stigma around mental health and emotional abuse. The purpose of Metamophosis is to shift perspectives on these subjects and provide a safe space for people to go on their own healing journey and find their voice.’
Charlotte is a poet, bookseller and workshop facilitator. After studying creative writing at The University of Derby, she became the Events Co-ordinator at Scarthin Books and has regularly reviewed books for BBC Radio Derby. She has featured at poetry nights across the midlands. When she’s not writing, you can find her in a pile of snacks, on a yoga mat or part way through a cup of tea.
METAMOPHOSIS
Metamorphosis is ‘feeding us to the years we are not yet ready for’, the healing years. A transcendence through abuse which is both about human connection and a connection to nature. Influenced by Plath and spoken word, Charlotte explores her repressed childhood, mental health illness and the journey to recovery.
SAMPLE POEM
Who are you today?
In front of this mirror,
I am faceless,
different masks hang
on the wall, I
must choose one to
wear for
the rest of the day.
A piece of scalp
and jawbone are
missing from one face,
another, its mouth
cleaves to the side
an expression unable
to bear much
at all, I choose the
last face, the one
that is perfect,
the one that has not
yet been harmed,
the one that is not
really mine.
TALES OF DERBY WOMEN PAST
First produced between April and October 2020, Tales of Derby Women Past is a poetry project documenting the unheard and seldom-told stories of women throughout the history of Derbyshire. Charlotte was one of Derbyshire poets commissioned to write and perform a piece under the guidance of She Speaks UK
