Last month's poem of the month writer, Hannah Kate, has chosen this month's poem.

Hannah says, "I really enjoy Steve's work, particularly his cut-and-paste technique. This poem says nothing beautiful - but it is a moving and beautiful thing. It threads together a series of phrases we've all read a thousand times before, but somehow creates something incredibly poetic and new. Or rather, it makes us create it. I know what I think it means..."

Find out more about Steven and his work at http://www.writeoutloud.net/poets/stevenwaling

THE ALL-PURPOSE STARS

Someone’s behaviour is bothering
a significant other Try not to rescue
everyone today It’s a day for keeping
You might be in a silly mood but

it feels like you’re stuck in quicksand.
A great day for haircuts kicking arse
if you’re feeling stuck with some ache
you need to tiptoe like a fairy round

Someone in your life has a bee in their bonnet
where what’s not out in the open
is the tendency to blurt strange truths
at the wrong moments The way through

is to think about the future beyond

Something hidden will pop out Careful.