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Interview with Ruth Jenkins, Spoken Word Poet & Textiles Artist
It is wonderful to welcome Ruth Jenkins onto my blog, talented spoken word poet and textiles artist. I first met Ruth a couple of years ago through activism circles. She is now part of my writing group and is rarely to be found without some…

In Defence of Life and Love
IN DEFENCE OF LIFE
AND LOVE. A CONTEMPLATION
WRITTEN IN HAIKU
Morning I leave and
wildflower meadow grounds me:
cornflower, sainfoin.
This is why I go.
I will march for this beauty;
this wildness roots…

How to start a new novel
I finished writing The River Days of Rosie Crow a pretty long time ago now. Before that gem of a Christmas present knocked at my door of agent representation back in December, I was spending my time - A LOT of time - sending that novel off…

Just Stop Oil - Criminals or Heroes?
My sixteen year old daughter has challenged me in the past months, asking me why we talk about our concerns around climate change, but never get involved in activism. We talk about it, feel angry, afraid and a whole range of other emotions,…

Yours Sincerely: The Climate Letters
Over the summer, a wonderful poet called Linda France did a call out entitled 'Yours Sincerely: The Climate Letters.' This was an invitation to use our pens and imaginations and continue the powerful work that words can bring to the ongoing…

Colourless
Last week I had a poem entitled Colourless published by Writers Rebel, a collective of writers under the Extinction Rebellion umbrella who believe in a duty to tell the truth about the climate emergency through the power of words and aim to…