Poetry
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Shortlisted for The Creative Future Writers’ Award
When I checked my email this morning, I was delighted to find a message from Matt Freidson at Creative Future letting me know that I had been shortlisted in the poetry category for this year’s Creative Future Writers’ Award. The judges were Nancy Campbell, Courttia Newland, and Kieran Yates. Nancy Campbell says this about the… Continue reading
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New poem published in aswirl issue 15
I’m very pleased to say that my poem “Combing” is in issue 15 of aswirl. You can buy issue 15 here and visit aswirl’s home page here. While the print version is handmade, digital copies are also available. The poem itself was inspired by a few months spent living in the Cotswolds. Because of the… Continue reading
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The Seafarer
The Seafarer is a poem from the Exeter Book, a 10th century codex of Old English which sprang from a project of monastic reform and restabilisation following a long period Viking attacks and the subsequent disrepair of Christian places and their spiritual practices. The poem is mostly secular with a religious addition, possibly added later,… Continue reading
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The Ick according to Mumsnet
by anonymous contributors in this thread. The end bit on a tomato. The word ‘sip’. The word ‘entrepreneur.’ People starting a new paragraph for every sentence, like they’re writing a poem. Disney adults. The word ‘panties’. Hairdressers who handle your hair in a feeble way. Gen Z influencers who live alone and post reels about… Continue reading
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New poem published in Magma Poetry
Whoops! I nearly forgot to tell you… The poem is called “Halicephalobus Mephisto or Dirt Divinations” and it’s about a worm under pressure. You can pick up issue 90 of Magma directly from their site or from various bookshops with the foresight and good taste to sell Magma’s current and back issues. Digital copies are… Continue reading
