First day
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Bridget Khursheed is a poet and geek based in the Scottish Borders and a Scottish Book Trust New Writers Award winner; her latest collection The last days of petrol is available from Shearsman Books.
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First day – Bridget Khursheed
Tag: Atrium
Wooden House – Karen Little
Wooden House
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Karen’s writing has been published many times in magazines and books. She trained as a fine artist at Camberwell College of Arts. Her paintings, prints, and sculptures have been exhibited internationally, including solo shows in Spain.
El Escorial – Arthur Chapman
El Escorial
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Arthur Chapman lives in Peterborough, UK, and works in history education. His poems have appeared in Atrium, The Fenland Poetry Journal and in The Meeting: Reading and Writing Through John Clare (Simon Kovesi (ed.) 2020).
Chemistry – Vasiliki Albedo
Chemistry
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Vasiliki’s poems have appeared in Poetry Review, Poetry London, Wasafiri, Oxford Poetry and elsewhere. She won Poetry International’s chapbook competition and the Poetry Society’s 2022 Stanza competition, jointly, Live Canon’s pamphlet competition and was commended in the National Poetry competition.
Ludo’s Legs – Paul Stephenson
Ludo’s Legs
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Paul Stephenson has three pamphlets: Those People (Smith/Doorstop, 2015), The Days that Followed Paris (HappenStance, 2016), written after the November 2015 terrorist attacks; and Selfie with Waterlilies (Paper Swans Press, 2017). He curates Poetry in Aldeburgh. His debut collection Hard Drive was published by Carcanet in summer 2023. Website: paulstep.com / Instagram: paulstep456 / Twitter: @stephenson_pj
Moonshot – Mandy Schiffrin
At the Root – Michelle Reale
At the Root
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Michelle Reale is the author of several collections of poetry, most recently In the Year of Hurricane Agnes (Alien Buddha Press, 2022) and teaches poetry in the MFA program at Arcadia University.
The Usher – Thea Smiley
The Usher
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Thea Smiley’s poems have been shortlisted in the Live Canon Collection competition, longlisted in the Rialto Nature and Place competition, commended in Poets and Players and Ware Poets competitions, and published in The Alchemy Spoon, Finished Creatures, and Butcher’s Dog.Â
Mother – Sue Burge
Mother
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Sue Burge is based in North Norfolk.  Her poems appear in a wide range of journals and themed anthologies.  Her four poetry collections are: In the Kingdom of Shadows and Confetti Dancers (Live Canon), Lumière and The Saltwater Diaries (Hedgehog Poetry Press). Â
Little Yellow Dog – Lisa Kelly
Little Yellow Dog
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Lisa Kelly’s second collection, The House of the Interpreter (Carcanet), is a Poetry Book Society Summer Recommendation. Her first collection, A Map Towards Fluency (Carcanet), was shortlisted for the Michael Murphy Memorial Poetry Prize 2021.
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