I first came across TunaFish Journal a few months ago and found their focus refreshing and uplifting. At the time all I could see were poetry magazines looking for intense first-person narratives and bleak, raw or nightmarish poems, so it was lovely to find 'a journal for the tender-hearted readers and writers out there'. 'We … Continue reading Celebrating with TunaFish Journal
Tag: Poetry
Experimenting with words and form in streetcake magazine
I'm always amazed by visual poetry and I often wonder where poets find their inspiration. A few months ago I was dipping in and out of streetcake magazine as I was getting things done around the house and saw a visual poem about motherhood called 'Head space [no vacancies]' by Naomi Marklew. I was still … Continue reading Experimenting with words and form in streetcake magazine
Getting minimal with The Minison Project
I was overjoyed to have my first ever poems published by The Minison Project. Both are minimal sonnets (14 characters and variations on the theme). One is a celebration of Brazilian birds (surprise surprise!) and the other is about some of our welcome and less welcome house guests. You can find both poems and the … Continue reading Getting minimal with The Minison Project
A poem for Christmas Day
I'm writing this on Boxing Day as rain is hammering on the windows and lightning is splitting the sky. At some point during Advent (probably as I was listening to the Art & Theology Advent playlist), the penny dropped for me that the characters in the Christmas story would have felt a whole range of … Continue reading A poem for Christmas Day
Writing as worship
I'm coming to realise that writing comes in all forms and for all different purposes and that's one of the wonderful things about it. So writing blog posts is not frivolous if I am training myself to persevere and experimenting with different writing styles and techniques. And what I am unable to capture in a … Continue reading Writing as worship
Seeing nature writing in a new light
This week I had the pleasure of listening to the In Conservation With... series for the first time. These are conversations hosted by David Lindo (The Urban Birder) and the latest featured Melissa Harrison (writer and podcaster). At one point Melissa commented that although she wouldn't describe herself first and foremost as a nature writer, … Continue reading Seeing nature writing in a new light
How to be an encouraging presence in the writing community
If you have been writing and sharing poetry (or any art really) then you know how much encouragement from others can literally 'give courage' and also cheer you up, strengthen you and help you keep writing in moments when it would be easier to stop. Conversely we probably all know what it is like to hear … Continue reading How to be an encouraging presence in the writing community
Tips for finding inspiration and fuelling creativity
Are you looking for inspiration? Feeling a bit short on creativity? Want a bit of a challenge? Well thankfully, "Creativity is combining two things that already exist but that haven't been combined before", to quote Andrew T Le Peau, (Season 2, Episode 43 of The Habit Podcast) which means that the opportunities for creativity are … Continue reading Tips for finding inspiration and fuelling creativity
How to submit poetry to literary magazines and journals
Have you wondered about submitting your writing or poetry for publishing but you're just not sure where to start? I submitted my first poem to a literary magazine two months ago and since then five of my poems have been accepted for publishing, so although I'm just starting out too, I've followed some tips and … Continue reading How to submit poetry to literary magazines and journals
How to start sharing your poetry
All writers know that sharing anything you create can leave you feeling deeply vulnerable, raw or exposed (or all of the above). Even the act of writing out something from inside you can stir up some pretty big emotions. So sharing what you've written (at least to start with) probably won't come easily, although it … Continue reading How to start sharing your poetry
Brazil from the outside in 