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After trauma, there is still poetry.
Made from bed.
Backed by community.
Sustained by Arts Council England.
Welcome to the Aftershock.
In 2024, Max Wallis was bed bound with PTSD. From bed he dreamt up The Aftershock Review, a poetry magazine to explore the aftershocks of experience. In early March 2025 he raised over £8,000 from crowdfunding. In April he secured Arts Council England funding for a year of Aftershock activities. This is the beginning. Welcome. It's time to rebuild.
(C) Hayley Madden for The Poetry Society, Free Verse, April 26th 2025
Please note, due to unprecedented demand we are posting copies of the magazine out within a week of order. Thank you for your amazing support - it's worth the wait.
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Max's Story
Time to rebuild
Following a suicide attempt in London, diagnoses of adult ADHD and complex PTSD, award-winning poet, writer and journalist Max Wallis looked to create a literary magazine that celebrates new and established voices looking at the aftershocks of experience.
“After almost dying, there was only one option in front of me: to survive. But not just that, I had to thrive. This is a celebration of that. It is my manifesto for living. We strive. And we will thrive.” Max Wallis, 2025
Max photographed for The Telegraph
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Shortlisted for the Hatch Enterprise Launchpad 2025
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