Thanks, @mslexia.bsky.social! And to anyone not sure about entering this year’s Poetry Pamphlet Competition, give it a go, even if you’ve entered unsuccessfully before. This could be your year, and it’s a fantastic launch pad.

Really great to hear that, Juliet!

And a massive ‘thank you’ to Mslexia for giving me my first break with the Mslexia Poetry Pamphlet Competition! 🙏

Ah, thanks so much for sharing that! 🙏

… and also lovely to see the book outside getting some fresh air!

Ah, that’s so lovely to hear - thank you so much for taking the time to post this 🙏

Thanks - you too!

Thanks so much for that lovely and astute critique of my poem. I love that phrase ‘the aching release from winter’ - something that was all the more poignant that year as I wrote this poem in February 2020…