My latest news is that one of my poems, Instructions For Coming Home, has won 2nd prize in The Plough Prize Short Category. I'm extremely chuffed!
This year's prize was judged by Alison Brackenbury, a poet I've long admired, so it's especially pleasing to have been selected by her. What's more, her remarks home in on exactly what I'm trying to achieve when I write. My poem and her comments can be found on the Plough Prize website here.
Following on from the publication in January 2025 of my translation of
‘Dressel’s Garden’, one of Jürgen Becker’s longer poems (which recently
appeared on ...
Congratulations, Matthew. What lovely news!
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