Nick Cousins

The Bangor Line

A beautiful summer evening after the sun has set leaves behind a bright blue sky at almost ten at night.

May 25 • Nick Cousins

Summer 1992

Hot tarmac and diesel fumes with a subtle hint of cold vanilla.

May 6 • Nick Cousins

February 2026

Remorse

A micro-fiction story of remorse for my first killing.

Feb 11 • Nick Cousins

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Sleep and other fairytales

I lie here wrapped up like a mummy in the sheets.

Feb 7 • Nick Cousins

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Imbolc

The end of winter, let it be here soon!

Feb 2 • Nick Cousins

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January 2026

Equilibrium

Sometimes I just close my eyes.

Jan 17 • Nick Cousins

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Kiosk

A poem for busy days

Jan 8 • Nick Cousins

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Belfast at night

A love letter to the city I call home

Jan 4 • Nick Cousins

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December 2025

Crossed paths

A poem about those we love and lose along the way

Dec 11, 2025 • Nick Cousins

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November 2025

The new me

Today I am made of vegetable skins,

Nov 27, 2025 • Nick Cousins

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March 2025

Pride comes before a fall

You appeared on the dance floor in front of me as if I had conjured you, atom by atom from the fantasy of a love I described to a stranger not minutes…

Mar 28, 2025 • Nick Cousins

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Critic

Sometimes those we criticise most sharply have the most beautiful souls

Mar 27, 2025 • Nick Cousins

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