He kneels at her feet
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Fokkina McDonnell’s poems have been widely anthologised and published online and in print. She has three collections and a pamphlet. Fokkina received a Northern Writers’ Award from New Writing North in 2020. She now lives in The Netherlands. Facebook -fokkinamcdonnell X -@FokkinaM Substack – @fokkinadutch
Bedtime stories
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Ben Blench writes poems, hymns, and incantations about life and love. He has been published by Broken Sleep, Full House, Iamb, and Visual Verse. He lives in Amsterdam and mostly just wants to go back to bed. Bluesky: @benblench.bsky.social
Home is where the food is
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Finola Scott writes trying to unravel and understand the world and herself. Sometimes she succeeds. Trembling Earth, her latest pamphlet considers the Climate Crisis. Her widely published poems gain competition success. Find her in The Irish Pages Press, NWS, Lighthouse. FB Finola Scott Poems and https: www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/poet/finola-scott
Downsizing
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Lisa Kelly’s second collection, The House of the Interpreter (Carcanet), was a PBS Summer 2023 Recommendation. She was shortlisted for the 2024 Forward Prizes for Poetry for Best Single Poem – Written.
My Face is Not a Pair of Scissors
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Paul Stephenson’s debut collection is Hard Drive (Carcanet, 2023), shortlisted for the Lambda Literary Award and Polari Book Prize. His last pamphlet was Selfie with Waterlilies (Paper Swans Press, 2017). He recently co-edited the ‘Ownership’ (92) issue of Magma Poetry.
Pizzicato
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George Sandifer-Smith is a Welsh poet. He has published two collections, Nights Travel at the Right Speed (Infinity Books UK) and Empty Trains (Broken Sleep Books).
Has Anyone Seen My Wolf?
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Rachael Clyne is a retired psychotherapist. Her first collection Singing at the Bone Tree (Indigo Dreams) concerns eco-issues. Her latest collection, ‘You’ll Never Anyone Else’, (Seren Books) explores themes of identity and otherness including, migrant heritage, LGBTQ and relationships. @rachaelclyne.bsky.social rachaelclyne.substack.com
Spliff Kid
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Ben Banyard lives in Portishead, on the North Somerset coast. His three collections to date are Hi-Viz (Yaffle Press, 2021), We Are All Lucky (Indigo Dreams, 2018) and Communing (Indigo Dreams, 2016). Ben edits Black Nore Review (https://blacknorereview.wordpress.com). Website: https://benbanyard.wordpress.com
My Sister Went to Live on the Moon
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Sue Finch is the author of Magnifying Glass, Welcome to the Museum of a Life, and Vortex Over Wave. She loves the coast, peculiar things, and the scent of ice-cream freezers. bsky: @suefinch.bsky.social X: @soopoftheday suefinch.co.uk
The Tip
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Patrick Davidson Roberts was born in 1987 and grew up in Sunderland and Durham. His debut collection is The Mains (Vanguard Editions, 2018), and a chapbook The Trick (Broken Sleep Books, 2023) has been published. His second collection will be Divided Tongues (Broken Sleep Books, 2025). He has been published in many periodicals and anthologies.
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