I’m delighted to be among the winners of the inaugural Dirt Poetry Competition. The competition judges have paired me with the lovely poet Kara Barlow to create poems in response to a yet to be revealed prompt. The other couples are Morag Anderson working with Nasim Luczaj, and Linda France working with Roma Luo.I’d likeContinue reading “Dirt Poetry Competition Winners!”
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Minx – Birthday Girl!
It seems incredible that a year ago today my debut collection, Minx, was launched upon an unsuspecting world. April 8th is International Romani Day, an auspicious start for a collection celebrating the cultural history and diversity of the Roma. The venue was the London Review Bookshop where I first saw my pamphlet, Didicoy, in aContinue reading “Minx – Birthday Girl!”
John Pollard Foundation International Poetry Prize Shortlist 2026
Minx by Karen Downs-Barton is shortlisted for the John Pollard Foundation International Poetry Prize 2026
Karen Downs-Barton 