The Poet and The Quest: Writing Towards Perfection

“I am on a quest to find the perfect poem,a gentle balance between word, rhythm and thought …a poem that sends the moon and sun dancing over the skyline hand in hand”⁠—Kojo Baffoe I find myself slouched in the corner...

To Remember by Quaz Roodt

To remember is to peel away the scabEach letter in your name is a muffled bellSwaying in the windless deathA fading chime made of flesh asks to disappear into the earth To remember is to breatheTo hold you in my...

Just a Moment by Quaz Roodt

I am smoke and Sunday lunch. My wilting skin is the dying dog’s whimper, My hands, the smell of candle wax. I am a mouth full of tombstones, and stories moulded from wind and dragon scales. I am the Burning...

Hello Resolutions, my old friend!

Yes! We have crossed the threshold. We are now officially a few hours deep into the new year. We here at Poetry Potion wish you all nothing but love happiness, poetry, music, and books.(Necessary ingredients for a healthy existence, they...

OUT THERE SESSIONS Fundraiser for Myesha Jenkins

OUT THERE SESSIONS This December Poetry & Jazz at The Orbit moves from its traditional Tuesday slot to Wednesday(6 December) as it hosts its last Out There Sessions. This time around the co-host will be Natalia Molebatsi as regular host, Myesha...