At the start of April, I spent the weekend in Sheffield with over 40 writers from The Writing Squad *. It was an Open Weekend, so we were...

I recap Bi+ Lines and share a detailed (fun) evaluation report of the project!

Hi world! Hope you are well. Just an update from me, long overdue for 2023. As many of you will have seen, at the end of last year I got...

It's the end of the year and it's been a busy one. Some highlights... In February, I published my debut pamphlet The Barman with the...

Hello friends. Recently I had the honour of being the Poetry Book Society Summer Pamphlet Choice for my debut The Barman. Nina Mingya...

My debut pamphlet The Barman was published on 28 January 2022, and you can order it now! To order a copy directly from me, just send me...

It's a busy old autumn for me, and it's been a (quietly) busy summer too! I've been working with Gboyega Odubanjo editing my debut...

Photo: Will Firth I write this having just completed my first weekend writing 'plant portraits' at Kew Gardens' Secret World of Plants...

Hello world! Hope you've been enjoying things opening up again. I write this during the half time of the England/Scotland match and it's...

I'm so happy to say that my debut pamphlet is going to be published with Bad Betty Press in 2022! The poems in it follow the relationship...

I'm excited to be reading at this year's Lit Fest celebrating 180 years of the London Library and libraries generally! I *love* libraries...

I can't believe I'm allowed to make a website this pink. What joy. This is just to say hello - if you've not gathered already, I'm Helen...