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in First Literature Review East

Hi! Another day of good news! My poem, 'The times that don't happen' is in First Literary Review East today! You'll find it here  but keep scrolling - it's the penultimate one. And that's it. No more news. I have no other plans. Well, I do, but they're secret, and possibly nefarious, stay tuned!

In Picaroon Poetry

Hi all, There's a poetry magazine that I love - Picaroon Poetry - I love its style, I love that it's easy to access, and I love the poetry choices the editor, Kate Garrett makes, so I've been trying to get one of my pieces in for a while now, and I'm delighted that I've managed to get one in at last, especially just now, while she's on a reduced output because of her maternity leave. I'm particularly delighted because the poem she's picked was one inspired by a postcard my friend Rose gave me to inspire some creativity (pictured here). Like Rose, I'm keen to point out that it's not based on any real feeling, although maybe it comes out of jealousy - that kind of poetry does sell! Mind you, it's also the kind of poetry that I get the impression people are talking about when they tell me that they don't really like poetry, which I can understand. I don't really like crime novels, but I think that's because I'm reading the wr