Rogue Strands

Now that Nell, aka Helena Nelson, aka Helen Beaton, founder, publisher and editor at Happen Stance Press, has sent out her final newsletter...

Over 800 poems later, here I am, still in one piece after having read all of them. No sifting here! And no, the process wasn’t an ordeal. In...

Some nasty people hacked The Friday Poem's website in April, but they're rebuilding via Substack and have now posted one of my poems...

I 'm the Guest Poetry Editor for Issue 9 of The Madrid Review, and they've very kindly put my name on the cover too...!

I have the distinct impression that written-page poets and print-based publishers are currently suffering from a growing struggle to reach t...

I'm currently scheduling readings for 2027 and would be delighted to hear from any lit/book fests in the U.K. that might be able to offe...

I'm the Guest Poetry Editor for the October issue of The Madrid Review. Subs are open from now till 28/8, and I'd be delighted to re...