So our great leader is off to Kiev next week. I’m sure he’ll do a brilliant job at minimising the risk of war between Russia and Ukraine. Just as he’s done such a brilliant job of everything else, not just whilst PM of course. I am so tired of his mendacity, and of his government’s complicity in enabling it. And then there’s the constant gaslighting by Johnson and his cabinet colleagues. As if the rules…
Another 30 spam messages to delete…this is exhausting! A lot were from Russia…must have been that post where I slagged off Boris Johnson. Just don’t bother. It won’t work. I’ll just delete and block. There is a poem in there somewhere however!
The anthology, “Poetry and Settled Status for All” (CivicLeicester, 2022) is now available https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1916459374 The anthology presents 114 poems and short prose pieces from 97 writers from around the world exploring themes that include lived experience of migration, refugee and undocumented migrant experiences, and the hostile environment. The anthology features contributions from seasoned writers with many publications to their names alongside emerging voices and has been described variously as “powerful”, “thought-provoking” and “effective”. I have a…
Just a quick post to plug the Imagine Portsmouth Poetry Competition results. I didn’t win, but did secure a £75 voucher for having a highly commended poem. Which was very nice. I have a certificate as well! Not quite up there with a friend’s freedom of Moldova award, but it’s something! You can read the winning entries here; https://imagineportsmouth.co.uk/poetry-competition/ I don’t know which of my poems was successful – I sent in four, including one…
A new poem that may well have a new title every few months or so…. 12032 We both inhaleand exhale the same airfeel cold in our fingertipswarmth on our backssee the world with similar eyes(though my sight is apparently shorter) So why the fuck do you still vote Tory? NB. 12032 people voted Conservative at the North Shropshire by-election It’s not just Johnson. I loathe the whole gang of grifting scumbags. If you truly, genuinely,…
Received my first rejection of the year today! The first of many, no doubt. There was no explanation, beyond the generic ‘it’s not for us’. Poetry editors don’t tend to explain why. I don’t blame them. There are a good number of writers out there who have a somewhat overrated opinion of themselves, who would respond to specific feedback with justification of why the editors are wrong and or / further requests for clarification at…