My poem Luciferins is up today at Ink Sweat & Tears – really good to be back there, it’s a lovely place.
News
February 2022 – Causeway / Cabhsir
Very pleased to have two poems, Harvest Moon and A Visitor to Braemar, in the latest issue (12(1)) of Causeway / Cabhsir
November 2021 – Poets Republic
I have a new poem in Issue 10 of The Poets Republic – At the Court of Romulus Augustulus ( if you want to know more about Romulus Augustulus, aka Wee Romulus Augustus, have a look here. Not thinking of any government in particular…). If you’re not a subscriber you can buy the magazine from Drunk Muse Press.
December 2020 – Poetry Scotland returns!
After a short hiatus following the retirement of founding Editor Sally Evans, Poetry Scotland is back! Andy Jackson and myself will be editing it, with Sheena Blackhall and Sheila Templeton (Doric Advisers) and Maggie Rabatski and Maoilios Caimbeul (Gaelic Advisers). It will be twice-yearly, and Issue 101 opens for submissions on 1st January 2021. See the website for details of how to submit poems, and how to subscribe.
March 2019 – Scotia Extremis in print
Very pleased to have my Forth Bridge calligramme included in the book version of Scotia Extremis, edited by Brian Johnstone and Andy Jackson – out now from Luath Press.
March 2019 – ARTEMISpoetry
Very pleased to have a poem, The Bell, in Issue 22 of ARTEMISpoetry. The magazine is available from Second Light Live
December 2018 – The Lake
A good note [pun intended, sorry] to end the year on – I have a new poem, Contemporary Bassoon, in the December issue of The Lake.
The poem was inspired by a performance of Berio’s Sequenza XII by Pascal Gallois at the Sound Festival last November
November 2018 – Firth
Just received my contributor’s copy of Issue 2 of Firth, with my poem Preparations. I’m so chuffed to be in this lovely magazine. You can find it on Facebook at the link above if you would like to order a copy.
November 2018 – Northwords Now
Issue 36 of Northwords Now is out and I’m very chuffed it includes a poem of mine: Rooms by the sea, inspired by a painting by Edward Hopper and by Anne-Marie Fyfe‘s “Edge of the Depths” workshop in Findhorn this summer.
https://www.northwordsnow.co.uk/viewer/?issue=36
October 2018 – Second Light Poetry Competition
Delighted to have a poem, Top-down history, commended in the annual Second Light Competition. It will appear, along with the winning and other commended poems, in Issue 21 of ARTEMISpoetry in November. Congratulations to everyone who made the list!