Cynthia Kitchen

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Women lift water from wells,
heft need like an apology.

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Cynthia Kitchen lives in the North-West of England and has worked as a primary school teacher, hoping to fire children with a love of reading and writing poetry. Publications include Ver Poets anthologies, Candlestick Press, Headland Press and Bridport Prize anthology.

Shortlisted for Write Ten 2025. Read all the winning and shortlisted stories here: Write 10 – The Published Stories 2025