I’m often asked about the Purpose of Poetry. Usually, I’m armed with a scattering of stock answers, duty bound to …
Beyond Submissions by Naush Sabah
I found myself in conversation with another editor recently and realised that despite being a published poet herself, she didn’t …
A dream cut out of the air by Joelle Taylor
There is no way to succeed in poetry. There is no way to fail. There is only poetry. Everything else …
How to find your community when you don’t know anyone by Christy Ku
“It’s not what you know, it’s who you know.” Yet another guest speaker at our school gives this ‘advice’ to …
Poets and Prizes – Thoughts of an Unprofessional Poet by Anja Konig
Anja Konig grew up in the German language and now writes in English. Her first pamphlet “Advice for an Only …
Roots and Routes by Kat François
We continue our series of essays On Being A Woman Poet with performance artist Kat François’ reflections on her journey …
A Room, A Wall, A View by Shash Trevett
To begin our series of essays On Being A Woman Poet, we asked poet, translator and editor Shash Trevett to reflect on her experiences…
Creativity and Confidence by Shamshad Khan
Reflections on Julia Cameron’s The Artist’s Way by poet and resilience coach Shamshad khan
The Alchemy of Language by Penelope Shuttle
Penelope Shuttle’s thirteenth poetry collection Lyonnesse was published by Bloodaxe in June 2021, fifty-three years after her first. We asked her to share some thoughts about what keeps a creative career alive throughout a lifetime.