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Soho Poly Poetry
I’m delighted to share that I’ll be appearing at Soho Poly Poetry on Thursday 12th March alongside Erica Hesketh, Nick Makoha, and Wayne Holloway-Smith. I’ll be reading from Minx and I’ve popped an overview of this stellar lineup below. Tickets available through Eventbrite don’t miss the write about this stellar event below. Join us at…
Minx in the Guardian
I’m super excited to announce that Minx has made it into the pages of the Guardian newspaper as one of Rishi Dastidar’s ‘Best Poetry of 2025’. Here’s what Rishi had to say about her… ‘Karen Downs‑Barton’s debut /Minx/ (Chatto & Windus) was similarly eye-catching, unsparingly detailing both the poet’s time in the care system, and the…
i Newspaper Article
Did you know that November is National Care Leavers month? It wasn’t well publicised but as an in-and-out resident of state childcare I was delighted to contribute this article to the i newspaper. I hope it goes some way to raising awareness of the changes taking place for young people in care and how simple…
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