Crumbs
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James McDermott’s collections include ‘Father Myself’ and ‘Wild Life’, published by Nine Arches Press. James’s poems have been published in journals including Poetry Wales, The North, Magma, Butcher’s Dog and Fourteen Poems. He lectures in creative writing at UEA.
Our featured publication for September and October is Wild Boar by Jenny Hope, published by V. Press.
‘Wild Boar invites the reader into the darkest parts of the forest where a previously silenced female voice finds a new wild power. Poems that expand, take up space, howl, cackle and buck with the feel of changing seasons. A mesmerising collection.’ Ruth Stacey
‘To read Jenny Hope’s poetry is to become one with nature. These poems uncover the interconnectedness of earth and woman, the strength that binds them together. Here, the richness of soil and words fill the mouth, and we discover a delicious blurring of human, animal and natural worlds. Our “inner raw” secrets are unlocked while the moon looks on. In Hope’s words, we are reminded that “you know your inner map” – power lies in half-light hedgerows and forests, waiting to be reclaimed.’ Claire Walker
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Walking in moon
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Witch
Previously published by Ink, Sweat and Tears
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The unforgiving moon
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Carrion
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Jenny Hope is a writer, poet, presenter and workshop facilitator based in the West Midlands. Her writing has been published widely including Atrium, Ink Sweat and Tears, Under the Radar and The Rialto. Her collection Wild Boar has been shortlisted in the 2026 Rubery International Book Awards Poetry and Short Fiction category. Her website is www.jennyhope.co.uk and she can be followed on Instagram as msjennyhope.
Wild Boar is available for purchase from the V. Press website, here.
Teatime at the Tideline Café
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Alex lives and writes in Sussex and Italy. Her pamphlet Again Behold the Stars, was a Cinnamon Press award winner 2023. Her third full collection, A Little Bridge, will be published by Pindrop Press in 2026. www.alexjosephy.net
Birders
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Becki Hawkes lives in London (United Kingdom) where she enjoys looking for moths and butterflies and being outside. Her pamphlet The Naming of Wings was a winner of the 2021 James Tate Poetry Prize. A Best of the Net nominee, she has had poems published in Ink, Sweat and Tears, The Shore, Stone Circle Review and The Madrigal, among others.
Instagram: @beckih_butterflies
Pretend
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Alex lives and writes in Sussex and Italy. Her pamphlet Again Behold the Stars, was a Cinnamon Press award winner 2023. Her third full collection, A Little Bridge, will be published by Pindrop Press in 2026. www.alexjosephy.net
The Annabelle hydrangea
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Eleanor lives on the coast with her family and rescue cat, Billy. She is currently at a liminal stage in her life, sandwiched between teenage children and elderly parents. She has been shortlisted in the Bridport, Aurora and Canterbury poetry competitions.
Yo-yo
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Wayne graduated with 1st Class Hons in Creative Writing from Brunel University, and received the Catherine Barrett Memorial Award. His work is published in Spellbinder – Quarterly Literary and Art Magazine; morphrog.com; Tap into Poetry; and Knock and Nash Productions.
Greeting
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Laura Mills teaches at the University of St Andrews. She has poetry published/forthcoming in 1455 Women Writers Anthology, The Manchester Review, The Broken Spine, Last Stanza Poetry Journal, LEON Literary Review, and The Stony Thursday Book. From Northern Ireland, she lives in Scotland.
In memoriam
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Fiona Theokritoff lives in the East Midlands. Her work has appeared in Mslexia, Under the Radar, Ink Sweat and Tears, Consilience, most recently The Alchemy Spoon. Her pamphlet New Uses for a Wand was published in 2024 by Five Leaves. https://fiveleaves.co.uk/product/new-uses-for-a-wand/
Future Perfect
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James McDermott’s collections include ‘Father Myself’ and ‘Wild Life’, published by Nine Arches Press. James’s poems have been published in journals including Poetry Wales, The North, Magma, Butcher’s Dog and Fourteen Poems. He lectures in creative writing at UEA.
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