It was so lovely to spot my name on the Highly Commended list for this year's Prole Laureate Competition. Judge Jonathan Edwards selected a poem about blooms and boxing called 'Wild Flowers'. You can now read the winning top three poems on their website.
I am pleased to have a poem 'The Carnivore Boyfriends' featured in the new Spring issue of Poetry Wales which is having a virtual launch this Thursday. Ben is hopefully helping me sort an audio recording of it for the website later today too. Tune in on the night for some great readings and the open mic , and keep an eye on the website for further featured poet musings and multimedia. Join us in May for our second virtual First Thursday which this month is a Poetry Wales magazine special! We’ll be joined by PW editor Jonathan Edwards and guest readers Alan Perry, Taylor Edmonds and Abeer Ameer. The readings will be followed by our usual open mic which you can sign up for in the chat during the event. This event will be hosted on Zoom. Find the details you need to join us below. Please email sarahjohnson@serenbooks.com for the meeting password.
From the NYPL Public Domain Collection I am pleased to have two poems from my debut collection Better Houses (Parthian) included in the Cornwall/Wales special Spring/Summer issue of The Atlanta Review , which you can download for free , or a small donation if you are able to, from their website.