The Last Breath Poet

A journey through verse.

A space for poetry written at the edge of certainty, where illness, waiting, and ordinary survival meet small miracles, quiet laughter, and the need to keep going.

Written by D. Star, a Liverpool-based poet, living and writing through cancer treatment and uncertainty.

You’re welcome to stay awhile.

Black and white photograph of a man in a hat walking past a Georgian terrace with two arched doorways.

These poems were written during a period of treatment and waiting.

Not to explain suffering away, but to notice what exists alongside it.

Black and white photograph of printed poem pages laid out in a grid on a patterned rug.
Black and white photograph of a hospital treatment ward with IV drip stands under bright ceiling lights.
The poetry collection Life Interrupted by Dawid Starczewski, a black book with white serif lettering, lit against dark fabric.

Life Interrupted

A debut poetry collection

Not just poetry, but a record of a life paused, questioned, and slowly rebuilt.

An honest exploration of fear, hope, and the small things that begin to matter.