Articles of interest

  • The Ghost Hospital

    My pamphlet The Ghost Hospital  — published by Maytree Press in 2019 — was shortlisted in the poetry pamphlet category of the Saboteur Awards 2020. What I hope for these poems is that they create a voice for those who are not listened to. I am interested in exploring the human voice in extremis — those Continue reading

  • ‘This Tilting Earth’

    This Tilting Earth Jane Lovell  Winner of the Mslexia Poetry Pamphlet Competition (Mslexia/SEREN, 2019) REVIEW The axial tilt of the earth ensures seasonal change. The ‘tilt’ examined in Jane Lovell’s poetry suggests other kinds of change – the contest between humanity and Nature and the ever-present danger of the fall. This Tilting Earth is an Continue reading

  • The Allotments exhibition open 29 August

    I’m delighted to announce the opening of a new exhibition that I’ve been working on with colleague Dave Lockwood.  The launch will be 3 pm on Thursday 29 August at Liverpool’s Victoria Gallery & Museum.  There will also be a ‘Meet the Artists’ session on Saturday 31 August at the VG&M between 11 am – Continue reading

  • writing, thinking

    I got confirmation of my PhD on 1st April and will receive the award in July.  This has been such an extraordinary few years learning to write in a new way.  For me, after being away from study for so long, the research element was very difficult and I spent much of my time on Continue reading

About Me

I am a writer & poet based in Liverpool. My ninth poetry publication – Vestige (Maytree Press, 2023) is a collaboration with photographer, AJ. Wilkinson. A recipient of 2021 Saboteur Award & a MaxLiteracy Award I am a Royal Literary Fund Fellow at the University of Chester.

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