I was lucky enough, as writer in residence at Manchester
Southern Cemetery, to have a poem commissioned by the
Manchester Poetry Library for the Radość Pisania: Manchester Polish
Poetry Festival 2018. They asked me to respond to the work of Maria
Pawlikowska-Jasnorzewska, the “Polish Sappho” (born in Kraków 1891, died
in Manchester 1945), who is buried in the cemetery, and it was such a joy to discover her work, and then take inspiration from it. I read the poem at her grave during the festival, it felt immensely special. Here's a teaser:
The Aunts
Goodness and badness, stray from them
equally, say the aunts, robust
as hens and tough as millet seeds. Some
look through the window, others
are solving puzzles in a corner, one
is painting my ceiling. Good
and bad? I say. The aunts shake
and nod their heads. Outside...
You can read the full poem here.
Friday, June 21, 2019
Friday, June 07, 2019
Bumper week of publications
I'm not sure in my 15 or so years of writing that I've ever had a week like this - three pieces (in different genres) published in seven days: an audio poem, a science-inspired flash story and my second ever published piece of creative non-fiction! Here are the links if you'd like to listen to/read them.
Spendid, First Draft Manchester
How You Are, science-inspired flash fiction in Synaesthesia magazine
Rewatching Grey's Anatomy, creative non-fiction in The Real Story
I also have three poems in the new issue of print mag Golden Handcuffs Review - details here if you'd like to purchase a copy.
Spendid, First Draft Manchester
How You Are, science-inspired flash fiction in Synaesthesia magazine
Rewatching Grey's Anatomy, creative non-fiction in The Real Story
I also have three poems in the new issue of print mag Golden Handcuffs Review - details here if you'd like to purchase a copy.
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