#NaShiHaiKuMo2022 Day 5
Cover Reveal for ‘Wounds I Healed’
Today, I am excited to reveal the cover of the forthcoming anthology from Gabriela Marie Milton and EIF, Wounds I Healed: The Poetry of Strong Women. The cover design is by EIF, featuring original artwork by Nick Reeves. Gabriela is compiling and editing the anthology, which will be published by Experiments in Fiction. I am... Continue Reading →
Human Industry #poetry #earthweal
A tide of plastic is upon us,every day, we are bombarded, it is so seamlessly sewn into the fabric of our lives, we scarcely notice:plastic packaged fruit and vegplastic bags still everywhereplastic trays protect the meat we eatand the ‘earth friendly’ vegan products tooplastic helps prevent food waste, but spoils the earthplastic is a product of... Continue Reading →
#NaShiHaiKuMo2022 Day 1!
The 'Shit Haiku' has long been recognised, by the more discerning reader, as a distinct and particular poetic form in its own right. I was unaware until very recently, however, that this form was imbued with a rich history and an almost mystical provenance. I refer you to the following post to find out more:... Continue Reading →
Mother’s Day #poetry
For a long timeI thought that Mother’s Daycould only be some other’s daybut I was wrong:I know it’s yours and mine Every other daygoes by so ordinarilybut this one should becelebrated,venerated, and expressed in rhyme You left me with so many gifts, you seean ease, a grace, a natural beautya love bestowed unselfishlythis flame which... Continue Reading →
‘For Hilary, Elizabeth, the 1-in-20’ published at Free Verse Revolution
Issue V of Free Verse Revolution's literary magazine is out today, and is entitled 'Cassandra: Prophecy and Deceit.' I am honoured to be included amongst the list of contributors. For this issue, I submitted a poem about PMDD, a pre-menstrual disorder which affects up to 1 in 20 women of reproductive age, most of whom... Continue Reading →
‘I want you to read me’ featured at MasticadoresUSA
Today, I am excited to announce the publication of my poem, 'I want you to read me,' at Masticadores USA: I want you to read me:want you to read the spaces in betweenthe lines, and guess at what they meanperhaps you will find me As I want to read youthe way the light plays like... Continue Reading →
Experiments in Fiction 