Seán tate
Tunge
Punitive plosives
balanced on lips,
fickle fricatives—brash words—that wet slap
of the tongue
Enamel gates
hinder the flow.
Seán Tate is a writer from Ireland. They started writing poetry to convey and create sensory experiences. Through their writing, they aim to paint vivid images with words. Some of their artistic influences come from the minds of Nick Cave, Sylvia Plath, and Shirley Jackson. Their work has been featured in the Dark Poets Club, Andromeda, Tintreach: the Smashing Times Arts and Literary Journal, the Scriberlus, Bláithí, and The Universes Poetry.