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.