I’m so pleased to have made it into the “Two Truths and a FIB Poetry Anthology” aimed at children, which contains my poem: “Eleven and Seven.”
The callout cleverly required three stanzas as two truths and a lie, written in a poetic form of choice but making use of Fibonacci syllable counts.
The book is distributed via Wee Words For Wee Ones courtesy of Bridget Magee and was released on 1.1.23 (the Fibonacci sequence).
Check out my fantastic contributor intro page!
My Christmas audio poem (previously published here) was aired live on Alan Johnson’s annual “Storyboard” series via his Facebook page, Trending Poets. Here is the video link – my voice recording appears at 44 minutes into the show.
“Fuel and Electric Cars” was written by AVC Mistry (aged 6) with a little help compiling. The poem was published in an issue dedicated to under 18 writers, “Voices of Tomorrow” in Open Door Magazine:
“Canine Friendly” is published under the theme of “Determination” for Open Door Magazine:
My Halloween-inspired audio poem was aired live on Alan Johnson’s annual “Storyboard” series via his Facebook page, Trending Poets. My voice recording appears at 1 hour and 11 minutes (1:11) into the show (spooky in itself). Here is the video link.
My poem “The Gift of Christmas” has been accepted into “The Gift” from Sweetycat Press. Available from Amazon. Very sadly, Steve Carr passed away on 8th November 2022 and his last comments on my poem were:
“…really lovely, tender, and somewhat enigmatic gift of a poem…”
Steve Carr (Sweetycat Press)
McKinley Publishing Hub release their 7th anthology, “Rainbows & Daydreams” aimed at children, which contains three of my poems: “Tatty Bear,” “The Lego Experience,” and “A Trifle Matter.” My contribution appears penultimately.
The book is distributed via Amazon. I also received a certificate of contribution.
Another proud moment as my piece, “Sci-Fi Spot Check” is published in JOURN-E (vol. 1, no. 2) from Mind’s Eye. Containing five genres, mine is the first poetry piece within the Science Fiction section.
I’m so proud of my poem, “Key to Itemizing,” which has been accepted into “Rituals” anthology by Bell Press Books. Visit the kickstarter promotion campaign to see book details and a video. Also click to see the book’s 27-contributor biographies. The book can be purchased at this webpage.
My poem “Butterfly” has been accepted into “Zooanthology” from Sweetycat Press. Available from Amazon. A comment from the editor:
“A poetic tribute to the butterfly, with some very funny lines.”
Steve Carr (Sweetycat Press)
On the theme of “Unexpected Surprises”, Open Door Magazine has published my poem, “Terrible Record” – enjoy!
I’m happy to announce that my poem “Aesthetics Behind the Sofa” has been accepted into Pure Slush’s “Lifespan” series (volume 6) on “Marriage”.
Click to purchase as a paperback or e-book.
I’m so happy that my poem has been published in “Journeys Festival Gazette” newspaper (10,000 copies) for the 10th Journeys Festival International event organised by Art Reach! Several winners were selected by Writing East Midlands on the theme of migration, refugees and global cultures. My poem is found on page 6:
Open Door Magazine has published my poem on the theme of “Mental Health”. Serendipitously, the magazine’s image template on the page strikes exactly on the word, ‘God’, giving accidental emphasis of the line, “…to connect with God and the universe…”
I’m pleased to announce that my poem “Holy Cow” has been accepted into Pure Slush Vol. 23 entitled “Cow.”
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On the theme of “Under the Tree,” Open Door Magazine has published my poem:
My “Lovers’ Embrace” poem has been accepted into “Movement: Our Bodies in Action” from Sweetycat Press. Available from Amazon, my work appears on page 35. A comment from the editor:
“…this is a unique way to approach the theme!”
Steve Carr (Sweetycat Press)
My work “Polarity” has been published in “Social Justice Inks: Anthology of Poetry” published by Prolific Pulse, courtesy of Lisa Tomey (co-authored by Zaneta Johns).
You can buy the ebook or hard copy via Amazon.
McKinley Publishing Hub release their 6th anthology, “Mother’s Embrace” which contains three of my poems: “Mother,” “Seven Mothers,” and “Afraid to Lose.”
The book is distributed via Amazon; a sample page with a snippet of my poem below:
I received a certificate of contribution:
On the theme of “Remembrance,” Open Door Magazine has published my poem and poet Pratibha Savani has kindly put together a collage for me:
Open Door Magazine has published my poem on the theme of “Footsteps” and established poet Sarfraz Ahmed has kindly put together a collage for me:
McKinley Publishing Hub release their 4th anthology, “I Love You to the Moon and Back” which contains my offering, “Anniversary Poem 10-8-6.”
The book is distributed in several formats via Amazon: Paperback colour – USA / UK
Here’s my certificate of contribution:
Also accepted into Open Door Magazine (February e-issue themed “Adoration”) is a spiritually-minded poem of mine.
The first poem of the new year, “Plastic Fantastic,” has been accepted in the January e-issue of Open Door Magazine themed “Alternatives.”
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