“The Double Decker was a mistake”
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Tim Kiely is a criminal barrister and writer based in London. He is the author of three poetry pamphlets including ‘Hymn to the Smoke’ (a winner of the 2020 Indigo Dreams First Pamphlet Competition) and ‘No Other Life’ (a winner of the Brian Dempsey Memorial Competition 2023).
On days like these
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Jeanette Burton is a tutor with The Writing School. Her poems have appeared in Poetry Wales, Mslexia, Dreich, The Friday Poem and she has been placed in several competitions. Her debut pamphlet is published by Candlestick Press. @Writing5chool on Twitter https://www.candlestickpress.co.uk/pamphlet/ostriches-ten-poems-about-my-dad/
After hours in the allée defundue
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Rachel Curzon received an Eric Gregory award in 2007. Her debut pamphlet was published under the Faber New Poets scheme, while more recent work has appeared in Ink, Sweat & Tears, Magma and Propel Magazine. She lives in Yorkshire.
Wolf on My Back
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Julia Webb is a neurodiverse writer/collage artist from a working class background. Her third collection The Telling was published by Nine Arches Press in May 2022. She is steering editor for Lighthouse – a journal for new writers.
Every damn chutney
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Elizabeth Gibson lives in Manchester. Poems have appeared in Atrium, Butcher’s Dog, Fourteen Poems, Lighthouse, Magma, The North,and Under the Radar. Elizabeth’s debut collection, A love the weight of an animal, will be published by Confingo in Autumn 2024.
Period Piece
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Dorothy Baird lives on the edge of Edinburgh near the Pentland hills. Her work has been published in two collections (‘Leaving the Nest’ Two Ravens Press and ‘Mind the Gap’ Indigo Dreams Publications) and widely featured in magazines. Her website is: www.dorothybaird.com
Chestnuts
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Kevin Scully’s poetry has appeared in Prole, Theology, The Fib Review, The Merton Journal, Second Chance Lit, Saccharine Poetry, The Orient and some small defunct journals. He was longlisted for the Live Canon Prize in 2017. Kevin was the inaugural Poet in Residence for the Cuckmere Pilgrim Path in Sussex.
Memento
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Marcelle’s writing explores place and inheritance. Bridport Prize shortlisted, her poems have been published by Propel, Black Bough Poetry, Ink Sweat & Tears, Iamb, Fly on the Wall Press and Indigo Dreams and others. Marcelle lives in Cardiff. @marcellenewbold
Field 153
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Annie Kissack is a teacher, song-writer and performer from the Isle of Man. In 2018 she became the Fifth Manx Bard. Her first collection, Mona Sings (2022), reflects her interest in the stories, landscape and languages of her native island.
Tadpole Song
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Chris Rice’s work has appeared widely in magazines. Extracts from a literary memoir, Diary of a Pembridge Poet, can be found online at The London Magazine. His second collection, In Transit, was published in May 2024 by Pindrop Press.
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