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Minx in the Guardian

I’m excited to share news that Minx has featured in The Best Recent Poetry – review roundup by Philip Terry in the Guardian. Philip says of: Minx This assured debut takes us into the heart of a precarious Anglo-Romany childhood on the edge of urban society, where casual bar work easily slips into casual sexContinue reading “Minx in the Guardian”

The Planets Aligning

I was honoured and moved by the words about Minx by Joelle Taylor when I read them on the books fly cover. ‘Minx is a splinter of a book, something that interrupts the body. It’s a beautiful violence, each page a shock of poetry that renders an underclass family vivid. Rich, delicate, and brutal. MinxContinue reading “The Planets Aligning”

Minx Cover Reveal

I’m excited to finally be able to reveal the cover for my new collection, Minx. She’s due to be released into the wide world on March 20th but here is a sneak preview of the cover. I’m sending huge thanks to Jackie Kay ( @jackiekaypoet) and Lemn Sissay ( @sissaylemn ) for their wonderful words.Continue reading “Minx Cover Reveal”

Recording Minx – the Audiobook

I’m super excited to announce that on Friday I was at Penguin Random House with my lovely editor, Sarah Howe, to record an audiobook version of my collection. It was a wonderful day starting with a visit to Battersea Power Station for lunch – Wagamama – a new lipstick – MAC – followed by recordingContinue reading “Recording Minx – the Audiobook”

From Poems to Pamphlet

22 January 2025 – 12 February 2025, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm (UK), £40.00, Online. LAST THREE PLACES I’m delighted to announce that I will be running a series of four workshops for Creative Future focusing on ways to move beyond a group of poems to a successful pamphlet. The course is designed to exploreContinue reading “From Poems to Pamphlet”

Ivan Juritz Prize long list

I’ve just found out that I have been long listed for the Ivan Juritz prize. I’m absolutely delighted and honoured. The competition seeks to reward work in three categories – text, sound, and visual arts – that seeks to ‘make it new’ in the modernist tradition. For this reason I’m feeling really honoured to haveContinue reading “Ivan Juritz Prize long list”

How it Started

I was thrilled to receive the first copies of How it Started yesterday morning. My poetry sequence ‘Framed by Woodgrain’ is a silver award winner in the poetry category. I’ve been enjoying a wonderful Sunday afternoon with a cup of coffee reading all the other incredible entries. Well done to all those who took part,Continue reading “How it Started”

Creative Future Silver Winner

I’m absolutely delighted to announce that my poetry sequence Framed by Woodgrain has won the silver award in the 2022 Creative Future competition. Even more thrilling, the judge was Joelle Taylor, winner of the 2022 T.S.Elliot prize. I’ll be reading my sequence at the London Literary Festival as part of the Creative Future Awards Showcase,Continue reading “Creative Future Silver Winner”

Shortlisted for the Creative Futures Writers’ Award

I’m delighted to have been shortlisted for the Creative Futures Writers’ Award with my poem Framed by Woodgrain. Congratulations to my fellow shortlistees! The award nominees are a wonderfully diverse group of writers, both poets and prose writers, and I’m looking forward to hearing them reading in London in October.