I see green in the early Springtime sunshine: golden greenthe sky is whispering the trees awakeout of Winter slumberstirrings to life are all around and in my hearta hidden world of wonderbetween, beneath below and undereverything a current of pure loveburstingout of every branch and bough alivealightawakening with sacred wordsto welcome in the Spring © 2022 experimentsinfiction.com. All Rights Reserved. Written for... Continue Reading →
Hebe to Hades Available Now!
I just wanted to share the exciting news that the first Free Verse Revolution print anthology, Hebe to Hades, is available to buy now! My sonnet, 'Persephone' is included, and I am joined by many other talented writers including Gabriela Marie Milton, Jaya Avendel and Kristiana Reed, who is FVR's editor, and made the publication... Continue Reading →
The Bend in The River #poetry #earthweal
Time telescopes at the bend in the riverthirty years agoif a dayyesterday forever:an up-the-river ramble and a sausage sizzlecooking marshmallows by the firethe coppiced trees aren’t tallerbut I swear the island of stones has grownalluvial deposits from the last Ice Age if you think of it12,000 years to tumble down to here.We say we grow old... Continue Reading →
Cover reveal for The Light in The Cave by Tricia Sankey
I am hugely excited to announce that the first EIF Affiliate publication, The Light in The Cave by Tricia Sankey, is due for release on 27.02.22 via KDP and Kindle Unlimited! It has been so exciting to work with Tricia on preparing and publicising the book. I hope you like the original EIF cover design!... Continue Reading →
Nominated for Spillwords Author of the Year!
Dear Readers, This morning I am thrilled to announce my nomination for Spillwords Author of the Year! This is an immense honour, and I am truly humbled, both by the support I have received from the Spillwords Editorial Team over the past year, and of course from every single person who reads and shows appreciation... Continue Reading →
‘Manicure’ published at MasticadoresUSA!
In truth I’ve only done this once beforeten years ago, the day before my wedding perhaps I didn’t feel I deserved more:the colours fade, the skin around them shedding... Please visit MasticadoresUSA to continue reading. This is my first poem as a featured contributor to MasticadoresUSA. Thanks to the Editor, the wonderful Gabriela Marie Milton for... Continue Reading →
To Idleness #prosery #dVerse
Languorous, lingering, luxuriant and self-indulgent. I never could have dreamed of such a day, before the other night, when he called me: ‘Ingrid?’ ‘Yes?’ ‘Are we still on for tomorrow?’ ‘Why ever not?’ I asked: ‘What was the plan again?’ ‘A picnic,’ he said, ‘by the lake: I’ll bring the sandwiches, if you’ll bring the... Continue Reading →
Be part of the Global Assembly on Climate Change!
Dear Readers, I am hugely excited today to announce that I have been given the opportunity to host a Community Assembly on the Climate and Ecological Crisis. Anyone taking part in this Assembly will have the chance to put their ideas forward to the worldwide Global Assembly. We all talk about how worried we are... Continue Reading →
A Turkey called Boris #poetry #dVerse
There once was a turkey called Boris and he stood on his head in a forest of sycophantic imbeciles brown-tongued, benighted ne’er-do-wells who brought their New Year offerings to the turkey called Boris And he gobbled and gandered, guffawingto his followers, dizzied, unknowingthat a turkey, overstuffed and plump could never hope to tax, nor trump... Continue Reading →
Coming soon, my first solo poetry collection, ’40 Poems At 40!’
I am excited to announce the forthcoming publication of my first solo poetry collection, 40 Poems At 40, on 11/02/22. This deeply personal collection will be published via EIF publishing on my 40th birthday. The poems are rooted in my experience of life, and chart a journey of self-discovery. They are not strictly autobiographical, but... Continue Reading →