As a co-judge of an Ekphrastic competition (the image above as a starting point), what I wasn’t suspecting was the sheer quality of entries. And that’s not just the shortlisted entries. All the poetry I read that had been written in response to the image… Read more
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Stories from the eyes of an owl
One of my favourite projects this year came late and was a crazy zine-like collaboration. Although chapbooks and poetry publications can be tricky for visual poets, it was a joy to work with Rare Swan Press on a hybrid project; the owl stories of the… Read more
Thrush Journal November 2021
And how happy I am to be in Thrush Journal this November. Alongside some amazing poetry from amazing poets. https://www.thrushpoetryjournal.com/november-2021-sarah-jane-crowson.html That’s all the alt-constellations out, waltzing through the world. I wish them well.
On jointly winning the Black Bough micro poem Autumn/Halloween competition
I’ve never won a poetry competition before. I’ve been shortlisted quite a bit but never won anything. So it was amazing and lovely to win this competition, from Black Bough Press, who are one of the nicest small presses around and showcase work from new… Read more
And a librarian for Halloween
Here she is, a strange, booklost creature, dreaming of stars: And you can download her on this link. If you credit me that’s lovely, but I don’t mind if you don’t. It’s an Autumn present.
Memoria for reflection
I was thrilled today to be asked by Dr Lynne Taylerson if they might use one of my images to support a module on reflective practice for the Education and Training Foundation as part of support for an exciting new programme to encourage practitioner development.… Read more
Tentacular Magazine
I’m so proud to have work in the latest issue of Tentacular Magazine, which offers a wonderful mixture of poetry, art, and articles.
Tenterhooks
Collage using paper and digital techniques. Images from a contemporary fashion magazine, Wood and Sowerby (1859) The common objects of the sea shore : including hints for an aquarium and an amazing illustration showing the mouths of birds.
The theatre of small imaginary deities and beyond
I’m currently in the process of moving my visual poetry over to a new home where I can organise it a little easier. I’ll still post some new work up here, though. Here’s one.
The theatre at the centre of the imaginary underworld
A paper theatre populated by a selection of imaginary deities, found text and iffy iambic pentameter.