Portishead Lido
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Ben Banyard lives in Portishead, on the Severn Estuary just outside Bristol, UK. His third collection, Hi-Viz, was published by Yaffle Press in 2021 and is available via his website: https://benbanyard.wordpress.com. Ben also edits Black Nore Review: https://blacknorereview.wordpress.com.
Synchronise
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Lewis Webb is an 18 year-old student currently studying A Levels at Malmesbury School. He studies Psychology, History and English Language. He enjoys reading, and writes poetry in his spare time, usually centering around his experiences in the countryside.
Juice
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Teika Marija Smits is a UK-based writer and freelance editor. Her debut poetry pamphlet, Russian Doll, was published by Indigo Dreams Publishing in 2021. She is delighted by the fact that Teika means fairy tale in Latvian. https://teikamarijasmits.com/ @MarijaSmits.
Swimming
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Kerry Darbishire lives in Cumbria. Her poems have been widely published in anthologies and magazines and have won and been placed in competitions. She has two poetry collections with Indigo Dreams, a pamphlet with Dempsey & Windle and Grey Hen Press. Her third collection Jardiniere was published by Hedgehog Press in 2022. Twitter: @Kerry darbishire
A Spambot Romance
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Maria Taylor is a British Cypriot poet and reviewer, who has been highly commended by the Forward Prizes. Her latest collection is Dressing for the Afterlife (Nine Arches Press). Her debut, Melanchrini, was shortlisted for the Michael Murphy Memorial Prize. She tweets at @MariaTaylor_
CW: Racist language
1980
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Ann Heath lives in York. She has been published in Aesthetica and Dreamcatcher. She previously won the local writer’s prize in the Yorkmix Poetry Competition.
Gravity
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Rose writes poems like going for a walk, curious to see where they will end up, and what they will show her. She has been published and/or shortlisted in Phare, Stand, Dawntreader, Poetry Village & The Lake, amongst others.
Off the Map
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Rachel Jeffcoat lives in the south of England, in an old house full of small children and books. Her work has been published in Spelt Magazine and The Madrigal, among others, and is forthcoming in Green Ink Poetry. Instagram: @rachel__jeffcoat
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