Another little snippet of happy news from me – I’m thrilled that I’ve had my first ever poem published in the online journal, Allegro. The theme of the December issue is ‘Prompt’ and my poem, ‘Greenwich Park, after the Observatory’, was prompted by an inspiring day spent in Residency with Simon Barraclough and Marek Kukula of the Royal Observatory, understanding how language can knit together the magicand pragmatism of scientific discovery. I’m so grateful to Allegro for choosing my poem and featuring me amongst many other talented poets.
Sending off for publication was a weirdly big step for me; I love sharing my work but I’ve struggled to have confidence in what others think of my work. Submitting my poems to my intimidatingly talented tutors four times a year, workshopping and poetry readings were scary enough! I’ve finally mended my ways though and am sending off to journals and publishers much more diligently. Hopefully I’ll have more to share very soon.
I hope you enjoy reading it and I’d love to hear what you think!
p.s. My shaping was a bit experimental with this one so it will read better on a computer screen.