Poetry / Fragments / Reflections

Poetry

Words beside the paintings. A place for poems, fragments, memory, recovery, landscape, and the inner weather of William's work.

Afterimage by William Roche, used as a visual companion for the poetry page

Featured poems

These are placeholder poem cards ready for William's own titles and text. The layout is designed to hold short poems, excerpts, or longer reflective pieces.

Fragment

Green Weather

A shorter poem, note, or image-led fragment can sit here.

Theme: landscape, atmosphere.

Poem

Fault Line

A poem connected to a painting can be paired with the artwork's title.

Theme: memory, surface, consequence.

Reflection

Breaking Back

A reflective piece can connect the poetry page to the book project.

Theme: survival, truth, endurance.

Poetry archive

Ways to organise writing

As William adds poems, this page can grow into a searchable archive or a set of themed collections.

Poems

Finished pieces, dated and arranged by theme, collection, or year.

Fragments

Short lines, notebooks, studies, and moments that may become larger works.

Pairings

Poems paired with paintings, prints, or chapters from Breaking Back.

Readings / Publishing / Collaboration

Poetry enquiries

For poetry, readings, publication, book, or collaboration enquiries, use the enquiry page.