HOPE IS OPTIMISM WITH A BROKEN HEART

Written By Dakota Warren

“Hope is optimism with a broken heart” - Cave, Nick and O’Hagan, Sean. Faith, Hope and Carnage. Canongate, 2022. Titular quote from pg. 247.
The piece also borrows from the book’s title, “Faith, Hope and Carnage” on pg. 108.

Oliver Lewis, 19, York - England ✯ IG: @_oliver_lewis__ ✯ oliverlewiswriting.com

“Oliver Lewis is studying Creative Writing and English Literature in York. He has been shortlisted for the Orwell Youth Prize, and performs poetry across the UK.  “Lampoonery of the Shallow” is his most recent collection.”

Dakota Warren
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