There's also 'The Blue Envelope', the first poem I ever had published back in 2015, before I even fully committed to the idea of Writing Poems. It's a little shaky, one line in particular, but that confidence boost did wonders for me at such an early stage in my career: wp.me/p3ioYp-cw 6/? #poetry

And of course, there's 'Eleven Years of May', published in the #NationalPoetryCompetition back in dark 2017. A deeply personal recollection of my brother's death, writing this poem was like exhaling dust, the first step in letting go of age-old pain. 5/? poems.poetrysociety.org.uk/poems/eleven...

Another piece I'd like to draw attention to is 'Open Fields', first featured in Honest Ulsterman. This poem was one of many written during a major mental health crisis in 2021 and is very important to me as a result. Some of you will understand. 3/? www.humag.co/poetry/open-...
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First of all, massive thanks to Rob and the Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival for featuring my poem 'Who We Speak To When Our Eyes Are Closed' at this year's event. Please come along if you can, it's all for a good cause. 2/?

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Happy to report an acceptance in the next issue of Gypsophila Magazine, who don't seem to be on here (or the Twitter hellscape) but deserve a mention anyway. The poem is 'Days Like These'. The issue is out August 31st.

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Still working through my haul from the recent Free Verse Poetry Book Fair. Some nice reading material to keep me occupied this sunny day.

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Latest publication thanks to the folks over at Poetry Scotland: @poetryscotland.bsky.social (TW dark imagery)

This poem is reflection on the development of my second collection, after all the horrors of living through Covid.

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First time posting here, so...hi. For the last few weeks, I've been compiling a poetry pamphlet based on experiences from a recent writing retreat, so hopefully more updates to come.

I'll also be reading this Friday at October Books, Portswood; come one, come all, etc.

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