Congrats to Abeer Ameer and Modron Magazine!

A very quick post to draw your attention to the wonderful news that Abeer Ameer, a guest reader for Trowbridge Stanza last year, is shortlisted in this year’s Forward Prizes for Poetry in the Best Single Written Poem category for her poem ‘At Least’ published online at Modron Magazine.

Abeer gave a terrific reading in Trowbridge last year. I know that some of you who read this blog will remember her wonderful poems and the time she spent meeting the group, talking about her writing journey and answering questions. It was a really interesting and entertaining afternoon. Abeer has been writing consistently during the ongoing genocide in occupied Palestine – you can follow her on Instagram and Facebook where she has been publishing poems responding to the devastating news from Gaza.

Congratulations to Abeer and to all at Modron for championing her work. Good call, Forward Judges!

All the lists for this year’s Forward Prizes are published here.