Poet of the Month, June: Melanie Marshall

The Lonely Crowd will feature new work by a different poet each month throughout 2026. For June, we are delighted to publish three new works by Melanie Marshall. The first of these, ‘Dark bordered (Epione vespertaria)’ is published today with two more poems to follow throughout the month. Dark bordered (Epione vespertaria) Repelled by cedar,…