We are publishing work from our students for World Poetry Day.<\/p>\n
Here, Layla tells us about the work she is doing with a health website and brings us a poems on the theme of IVF.<\/p>\n
I am writing and recording a series of poems on the theme of infertility for a media company. The poems are based on interviews with people who have experienced fertility issues, as well as research into how those affected sufferer mentally and emotionally.<\/p>\n
The poems are part of an ongoing creative project with the company to creatively explore the complex emotions, fears and prejudices around the issue of fertility.<\/p>\n
The poem \u201cGame of Hormones\u201d<\/a> is performed by actor Eddie Bammeke, who is a film student at Staffordshire University. It was written for the Tiktok app, so it\u2019s exactly 59 seconds long.<\/p>\n The prose poem \u201cJust\u201d was commissioned by a company that makes fertility probiotics to explore the advice that their customers are given at various stages of their life.<\/p>\n Layla Randle-Conde<\/p>\n Just<\/strong><\/p>\n Just don\u2019t come home pregnant, your dad will lose his mind. Just remember to take your pill every morning. Just don\u2019t sleep around & you won\u2019t have to worry about it. Just slow it down, don\u2019t get too serious too quickly. Just remember, you have plenty of time for all of this.<\/p>\n Just don\u2019t ruin your life like she did. Just her and the baby in that tiny flat. Just a waste of potential really. Just threw her life away.<\/p>\n Just focus on your studies. Just get your qualifications first. Just get to know each other. Just got married have you? Just don\u2019t keep us hanging around too long for grandchildren, OK?<\/p>\n Just relax, you\u2019re overthinking it. Just go on holiday, it\u2019ll happen. Just keep trying, that\u2019s the fun part! Just enjoy the peace while it lasts! Just enjoy your lie-ins while you can. Just hurry up a bit though, time\u2019s getting on.<\/p>\n Just get that checked out. Just to make sure. Just sit tight, I\u2019ll ring the hospital. Just don\u2019t blame yourself, that\u2019s all. Just try to breathe. Just remember, everything happens for a reason. Just try again when you\u2019re ready.<\/p>\n Just a bit of advice, don\u2019t keep that photo on the side like that. Just a bit morbid, that\u2019s all. Just need to move on. Just need a holiday or something. Just the two of you.<\/p>\n Just do some yoga. Just lose a bit of weight. Just lose a bit more weight. Just cut out alcohol, caffeine and dairy. Just get him checked out too just in case. Just get yourself fit. Just don\u2019t overdo it with the running though. Just don\u2019t get too thin, that\u2019s all.<\/p>\n Just talk to the doctor. Just choose a clinic. Just do the IVF. Just a needle, that\u2019s all. Just your hormones. Just have another cycle as soon as you can. Just save up! Just borrow it off your Mum. Just take out a loan. Just sell the car.<\/p>\n Just use donor eggs! Just, I don\u2019t know, get a surrogate like that woman off the telly did. Just adopt! Just playing Devil\u2019s Advocate, that\u2019s all. Just saying. Just give it another go. Just my opinion. Just give up. Just a waste of time. Just accept it. Just too old. Just wasn\u2019t meant to be then, was it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" We are publishing work from our students for World Poetry Day. Here, Layla tells us about the work she is doing with a health website and brings us a poems on the theme of IVF. I am writing and recording … Continue reading
\nJust save up and get a house before you start worrying about babies. Just wait another year for the promotion.<\/p>\n