New Editor at And Other Poems

An empty bench in front of rough grass

A quick post to tell you I'm thrilled that And Other Poems, the poetry site I founded in 2012 and edited until earlier this year, is now owned and edited by poet and research student Tom Bailey, sponsored by Alvin Pang. Submissions are opening soon so do give them a follow. And Other Poems has… Continue reading New Editor at And Other Poems

December 2020 at And Other Poems

a metallic leaf hanging from a tree with words from The Tempest engraved on it

I opened submissions at my poetry site And Other Poems in November, after a break of 20 months.  Over 700 poems arrived and I've been posting selected poems ever since.  I wrote about November poems here, and this post includes links to all of the poems posted in December, and some snippets. I hope you… Continue reading December 2020 at And Other Poems

UK online poetry journals now eligible to submit to Forward Prize

The Forward Arts Foundation, sponsors of The Forward Prizes for Poetry, has announced that this year, for the first time, online journals based in the UK and Ireland are permitted to nominate up to two poems from their sites for consideration in the Prize for Best Single Poem. There are further guidelines for eligibility, available here,… Continue reading UK online poetry journals now eligible to submit to Forward Prize