‘Ms Suburbia’ published in Salon Style

  I have had a poem, Ms Suburbia, published in Salon Style: Fiction, Poetry & Art. Edited by Brian Centrone, Salon Style is an e-book of work by writers, poets, and artists, in diverse genres such as Gothic/Horror, Sci-Fi, Women’s Lit, and Americana. It really is a very eclectic mix of voices, and I’m proud to have been included. The book, which …

Self Seen

  At the beginning of this year I was asked to read my poetry at The Woman Scream International Poetry Festival in Sydney. The festival is celebrated in March every year in many countries throughout the world, and seeks to bring attention to issues such as violence against women, as well as to support and showcase the voices of women …

Grand Mont

I have had a poem, Grand Mont, published in Verity La, an online creative arts journal which publishes short fiction and poetry, cultural comment, photomedia, reviews, and interviews. I absolutely love Verity La, which prides itself on showcasing “writing that gets you in the head as well as the gut, that has a point, that isn’t afraid.” My kind of journal! …

Bleak Love

My poem, ‘Bleak Love’, has been published in PASH capsule, a very cool Facebook site with a focus on love (the good and the bad), and poetry. Please check it out!  https://www.facebook.com/pashcapsule  (And many thanks to editor Stuart Barnes.)

My Ekphrasis Was A Fraud: Or Was It?

Which came first, the picture or the poem?  In the case of a short verse I recently wrote, it was the poem. (A rather bleak one, which I paired with this picture by Scottish artist Thomas Faed, entitled ‘Faults on Both Sides’).  No dissimulation was intended and yet, when readers mistakenly assumed I had written an ekphrasis, I did not immediately …