A short poem exploring the darker stories, myths and legends surrounding Loe Pool in Helston by Joshua Schouten de Jel. Every seven years somebody dies down there. A Helston grocers’ wife committed suicide; The son of a local farmer, aged twenty seven, Drowned after his horse bolted from a stone gap; After the Second World War two airmen…Continue Reading “Every Seven Years”
Author: Joshua Schouten de Jel
Joshua graduated from Plymouth University with a BA in English and Creative Writing and an MA in English and Culture. He grew up around the north Cornish coast, and in turn the rugged coastline has always remained a constant influence on his poetry.