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Minx with Blackbird Feathers

I’m posting my weekly update about Minx and her travels a little early as I’ll be on some travels myself midweek. I wanted to share Pascale Petit’s generous words about her with you.  ‘Every poem in Minx is an enthralling read. Karen Downs-Barton’s gifts are a combination of compelling subjects from a brutal childhood and exquisite formalContinue reading “Minx with Blackbird Feathers”

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”

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.