Anthologies

Many thanks to Scarlet Tiger Press for including my poem 'My son asks what mother tongue means' in their beautiful 'Stonework' anthology.

'Time as Falling Atoms' is a poetic exploration of time in relation to experiences of disability, chronic illness, mental health and neurodiversity, run by Louise Mather from Acropolis Journal.  I’m very pleased to have my poem ‘How will this night start’ included within the project and be f

A pleasure to have a poem included in Swansea based Black Bough Poetry 'Christmas & Winter Anthology: Volume 6'. This now annual tradition is once again accompanied by Emma Bissonnet beautiful lino-prints.

'Black Bough Poetry returns with Christmas-Winter no. 6 (2025), an anthology of startling and atmospheric poetry from across the world, dedicated to winter festivals, customs and memories, from the solstice to Christmas to the Mari Lwyd'

I've had a joyful couple of months working alongside Bronwen Evans, and The Wee Sparrow Poetry Press

Safety In Numbers: a poetic conversation, edited by Gill Connors and published by Yaffle Press is an anthology of poetic conversation with poems that respond to each other in a chain repeating and answering each other's voices.

Thrilled to have a series of poems in End of the World publishing 'Interesting Times: a hopepunk anthology'.  A bit about 'hopepunk':

Wonderful evening at

Many thanks to The Nuthatch for publishing my poem '6.25am' in their 'Moments' mini issue, which is downloadable here. It really is a mini issue, with 5 poems inside!

A great evening was had at the online launch of The Scottish Centre for Geopoetics latest journal issue 'Stravaig 16'.  It was a joy to host the event with poets, essay writers and artists sharing their work and process, as well as hearing from the journal editors and Norrie Bissell, the Centre's Director.

I also had a poem included in the issue. Stravaig 16 is available free, online here.

I'm more than delighted that my poem 'Tom Lefroy devours a Cotillion' is to be included in an anthology 'Encounters with Jane Austen' from Aurora Metro, celebrating the 250th year of her birth.

'This anthology features a vibrant mix of short stories, essays, interviews and poetry contributed by over 30 writers and artists. It presents a delightful blend of both contemporary and classic works, accompanied by humorous illustrations and timeless quotes from Jane Austen herself.