Writing & Poetry

Here is a selection of my most recently published work. I'm currently working on a poetry collection and a work of creative non-fiction and seeking representation. If you would like to commission or hire me, please get in touch.

Poems

Benjamin Zephaniah poetry competition 2024 my poem, Between the Hours of 2:59 and 3:59AM was shortlisted in the 2024 Benjamin Zephaniah Future Writers Competition.

Dementia Together poetry competition My poem Patchwork was shortlisted in the Dementia Together poetry comeptition 2023.

26 Places in Cornwall / 26 Tyller yn Kernow Book My poem and prose piece about Yearle's Wood appeared in the 26 Places in Cornwall / 26 Tyller yn Kernow Book.

New Beginnings Competition 2021 My poem Chasing Rainbows was shortlisted in the New Beginnings Poetry Competition and was published in the anthology by Renard Press.

Dear 2020 and Dear 2021 zines Two of my poems appeared in the Dear 2020 and Dear 2021 Zines.

Blood Moon Journal My poem HerHawthorn was included in issue two of the Blood Moon Journal, [in]bloom.

Gingernut Magazine one of my poems appeared in Issue Two.

The Mum Poem Press one of my poems was picked to feature in Why Mums are Amazing edited by award-winning poet Hollie McNish, it also featured .

Lionheart Magazine a selection of my poems appeared in issues 11 and 12.

Podcast

I was interviewed by Jackie Leonard from Motherscope for her podcast Mother Writer, Reframing the Mundane as Marvellous.

I was interviewed by Katie Tregidden for her Podcast, Brackish.

Articles

the southwester for issue two, I wrote a piece called (Be)Longing: On returing home.

Isabella and Us I wrote a piece entitled ‘In pursuit of the ordinary: Finding extraordinary joy when writing poetry about the everyday ’.

Strike Magazine I interviewed the award-winning author and journalist Huma Qureshi for Stranger Collective's Strike Magazine.

Popshot Magazine in 2020, I wrote a piece for Popshot Magazine about 'How poetry has helped parents through lockdown'.

Lionheart Issue 13 my article Finding magic in the unfamiliar featured in issue 13 of Lionheart Magazine.

Lionheart Issue 14 Hope amid the Storms was an interview with the incredible Kerri Ní Dochartaigh for Issue 14

Essays

My essay appeared in The Little Book of Positive Birth Stories, 2025, Virago.

Motherscope My essay entitled Fledgling appeared in Motherscope in June 2022. Kisses in the Sky appeared on their online journal in September 2022. A third piece entitled Circuit Breaker was published in February 2023.

Rainbow Washing Lines, an essay about living in the pandemic, appeared in the Many Reasons to be Cheerful Annual and on their website.

Stained Glass Window Biscuits an essay for the Many Reasons to be Cheerful.

Snapdragons in Gutters, an essay about grief and loss appeared in the second Reasons to be Cheerful annual.

Short stories

My short story Blue Screen Error was featured by The Lit Platform for Issue 4 of their quarterly publication, The Lit.

A Thousand Word Photos featured my story Deployed in response to Louis Leeson's stunning photograph for their project for InterAct Stroke Support.

Interview

I was interviewed by Jenny Rowe for the 12th Issue of Lionheart Magazine about writing poetry.

I was interviewed by Daniel Pascoe for his BBC Upload Show about writing poetry.

Spoken Word & Readings

I have performed at Telltales in Falmouth, for the Mum Poem Press, at Tunes in the Park festival and I was commissioned as one of the Writer/Performers for Sprout Spoken's You Are Here performance in 2022 and 2024.