2020
December 23 - 2020
Four poems appear in a double issue (17 & 18) of NOON: Journal of the
Short Poem, published in Tokyo, and selected by the editor Philip Rowland.
‘Published in hand-sewn, limited editions between 2004 and 2009, the
journal aims to put some of the most interesting English-language haiku in
conversation with other innovative short poetry. The new series appears
online, with the journal’s style of presentation being retained as far as
possible. A selection of poems from the online issues are published in
printed book form every other year.’
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December 23 - 2020
'The great dark life we intuit' appears in Abridged 0 — 67: Nyx, edited
by Gregory McCartney and Susanna Galbraith, in Northern Ireland.
'Nyx, goddess and embodiment of Night, was there at the very beginning,
occupying that slippery place where beginning and ending are something
the same. Born of chaos, she is often conflated with it. The crevice
between days we measure on a calendar, Nyx heralds a ritual return
to the primordial, a time outside of order and moving forward...'
— Abridged
Abridged is supported by the Arts Council of Northern Ireland.
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December 15 - 2020
'Dreams of Siberia' appears in Meniscus Vol 8: Issue 2, edited by
Paul Hetherington at the University of Canberra, Australia.
‘Meniscus is an online literary journal published by the Australasian
Association of Writing Programs (AAWP). Its aim is to provide a
showcase for the best in contemporary international writing.’
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December 10 - 2020
Contribution to Takahē magazine's 100th issue: 'Striking the Pounamu:
100 line poem from 100 poets from Aotearoa New Zealand', edited
and arranged by Jeni Curtis and Gail Ingram.
'The title of the 100-line poem 'Striking the Pounamu' comes from
the description by Māori of the takahē bird's night cry as sounding
like two pieces of pounamu struck together. The theme of the poem:
the diverse voices that make up Aotearoa New Zealand – te iwi the
people, te tai ao the natural world, tāhuhu kōrero the history, ā mua
the future.' — Takahe Collective
Striking the Pounamu appears in the 100th issue of Takahe magazine.
Launched on December 10 at Sign of the Takahe in Christchurch.
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December 7 - 2020
Best of Reading List 2020: Banshee Literary journal.
Banshee is an Irish literary journal edited by Laura Cassidy, Claire Hennessy
and Eimear Ryan.
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December 5 - 2020
'Communion' appears in fourW thirty-one: NEW WRITING, launched on December 5
at Gleebooks in Sydney.
Edited by David Gilbey, fourW is the annual anthology published by the
Booranga Writers Centre at Charles Sturt University in New South Wales.
'Running through the poems and prose in fourW thirty-one: NEW WRITING,
like a meandering Marambidya, are undercurrents, ripples, obscured depths
of water … Geographically, cosmically, emotionally, politically etc. …
water metaphorises the depths, currents, fluidity, typhoons & tsunamis
of the human condition.'
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December 4 - 2020
Accepted for publication in Abridged 0 — 67: Nyx, edited by Gregory McCartney
and Susanna Galbraith, in Northern Ireland.
'Abridged aims to publish and exhibit contemporary/ experimental poetry plus
contemporary art. We encourage poets/artists to investigate the articulation of
‘Abridged’ themes. These themes focus on contemporary concerns in a rapidly
changing society. We are offering an alternative and complete integration of
poetry, art and design. We experiment continually. We also stray into the
exhibition format producing contemporary, innovative and challenging work
accompanied by a free publication.'
Abridged 0 — 67: Nyx will launch in December.
Abridged is supported by the Arts Council of Northern Ireland.
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December 3 - 2020
'Precipice' & 'Boom!' appear in Mayhem, Issue 8, guest edited by
Michael Steven at the University of Waikato. Launched on
December 3 at Never Project Space.
'I am again reminded that poets are broken people braving a
broken world, and that ultimately it is the bravery of expression
in their songs and poems that allows both their makers, their
readers and listeners, to transcend the exigent difficulties
of our contemporary life.' — Michael Steven, Mayhem 2020
Featuring new writing from a host of writers including,
Tony Beyer, Janet Charman, Paula Harris, Gail Ingram,
Mary Macpherson, Emma Neale, Keith Nunes, Essa May Ranapiri,
Vaughan Rapatahana, Richard Reeve, Elizabeth Smither, Sue Wootton.
Mayhem, Issue 8 can be purchased in independent bookstores or direct through
the Mayhem website.
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December 1 - 2020
'The Field: Persephone' appears in The Aesthetica Creative Writing
Annual 2021 in the UK.
The Aesthetica Creative Writing Annual is an international showcase
of poetry and short fiction, featuring the winner in each of the
2 categories and the shortlist of the Aesthetica Creative Writing Award.
'These poems and short stories connect readers to a profound sense of
self as well as their shared humanity. Emergency threads its way through
many of the works – considering the pandemic as well as cultural crises
born of inequality and injustice. However, at the centre of these powerful
and necessary pieces are tender moments of intimacy and release: friendships,
fairytales and romantic relationships told in new ways.'
The 2021 Annual can be ordered online at Aesthetica Magazine.
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December 1 - 2020
'I had never seen you so open' appears in Haumi ē! Hui ē! Tāiki ē!
Stay Well Here: The New Zealand Poetry Society Anthology 2020, edited
by Raewyn Alexander.
‘The New Zealand Poetry Society is dedicated to promoting, developing
and supporting poetry and poets in New Zealand. Its patrons are
Dame Fiona Kidman and Vincent O'Sullivan.’
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November 10 - 2020
The Field: Persephone appears in Oscen, an online literary journal based
in Auckland.
'Oscen creates and curates thought-provoking content that opens up
conversation in a time of noise, fakeness and antagonism.'
Issue 3: Myths can be read here.
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November 6 - 2020
'Antarctica: As Seen On TV’ appears in Climate Matters: The Climate Crisis
& Capitalism, edited by Virginia Baily, Sally Flint and Mike Quille.
Climate Matters is the 13th volume of Riptide Journal published by
the University of Exeter in the UK.
The anthology will be launched at Exeter University School of Medicine's
'Waking up to the Planetary Health Emergency Conference' on December 3.
Climate Matters: The Climate Crisis & Capitalism is a collaboration
between Culture Matters and Riptide Journal.
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November 1 - 2020
Three poems appear in Otoliths issue fifty-nine: southern spring 2020.
Otoliths is a quarterly literary magazine edited by Mark Young in
Queensland, Australia.
'Otolith: Any of the granules of calcium carbonate in the inner ear of
vertebrates. Movement of otoliths, caused by a change in position of the
animal, stimulates sensory hair cells, which convey the information
to the brain. An ear stone. Collectively, the otoliths are called ear
sand and otoconite.'
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October 31 - 2020
Accepted for publication in Mayhem, guest edited by Michael Steven
at The University of Waikato.
Mayhem, Issue 8 will launch in November.
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September 26 - 2020
Accepted for publication in the Poetry New Zealand Yearbook 2021.
Edited by Dr. Tracey Slaughter, Poetry NZ is an international print
journal based in New Zealand.
‘Poetry New Zealand Yearbook is this country's oldest, most established
poetry magazine. It is interested not only in the work of established poets
and experimental writing but also in that of new writers trying to have
their work recognised. It also contains reviews and articles concerning
poetry in New Zealand and elsewhere.’
The Poetry New Zealand Yearbook 2021 will be launched in March
by Massey University Press.
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September 18 - 2020
Accepted for publication in fourW, the annual anthology published by
the Booranga Writers Centre at Charles Sturt University in
New South Wales, Australia.
Edited by David Gilbey, fourW thirty-one will be launched in
Sydney at Gleebooks in December.
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September 14 - 2020
'I Presented at Your Surgery Still Wearing the Opaque Wristband' appears
in Not Very Quiet, Issue 7: Memoir, guest edited by Anne Casey.
Not Very Quiet is an online journal for women's poetry from Australia
and overseas. Publishing two issues per year in Spring and Autumn.
Issue 7 can be accessed here
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September 2 - 2020
Accepted for publication in NOON: Journal of the Short Poem, Issue 17,
in Tokyo, edited by Philip Rowland.
Issue 17 will launch in October.
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August 27 - 2020
'We Watch True Crime' appears in Banshee Issue 10: Autumn/Winter 2020.
Banshee is an Irish literary journal published biannually. Edited by
Laura Cassidy, Claire Hennessy, and Eimear Ryan, it features
short stories, flash fiction, poetry, personal essays and interviews.
Issue 10: Autumn/Winter is a bumper issue featuring new work from:
John Patrick McHugh, Mary Fancher, Méabh de Brún, Niamh Mulvey,
Katie McDermott, Nathan O’Donnell, CM Lindley, Hilary White, Emma Flynn,
Francesca McDonnell Capossela, Ulrika Nielsen, Kathryn Hummel, Dean
Browne, Sneha Subramanian Kanta, Aoife Lyall, Cliona O’Connell, Jaydn
DeWald, Mark Ward, Rosamund Taylor, kerry rawlinson, Zoe Mitchell,
Karen Rigby, Daniel Rattelle, Lydia Unsworth, Wes Lee, Breda Spaight,
Christine Hamm, Jonathan C. Creasy, Jess McKinney, Demi Anter, Nidhi Zak,
Aria Eipe, Jamie Stedmond, KG Newman, Kelly Konya, Emily S. Cooper,
Ellen Brickley, Jayne A. Quan, Gabriella Attems, E.R. Murray, Mary
O’Donoghue, Sarah Watling, Lynsey May, Chandrika Narayanan-Mohan,
Emma Devlin.
Banshee is available in independent bookstores in Ireland or direct
from Banshee Press
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August 20 - 2020
'Funeral' appears in Fast Fibres Poetry 7 launched on August 20 as part
of Phantom Billstickers National Poetry Day at ONEONESIX, Whangarei.
Fast Fibres Poetry Collective's seventh collection is edited by Piet
Nieuwland & Olivia Macassey.
The collection is available to purchase through the Fast Fibres
Poetry Collective.
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August 13 - 2020
Accepted for publication in Not Very Quiet, Issue 7: Memoir, guest edited
by Anne Casey.
Not Very Quiet is an online journal for women's poetry from Australia
and overseas. Publishing two issues per year in Spring and Autumn.
Issue 7 will launch online (via Zoom) on September 14.
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August 11 - 2020
Listed in Read NZ Te Pou Muramura (NZ Book Council) Writers Files.
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'Read NZ Te Pou Muramura Writers Files are the most comprehensive online
collection of information about Aotearoa New Zealand's writers.
They are regularly updated to include latest writer publications,
awards, residencies and other key information.' — Read NZ
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August 10 - 2020
Highly Commended in the Heroines Women's Writing Prize 2020.
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The Heroines Women's Writing Prize 2020 is offered by Neo Perennial
Press in Australia as part of the annual Heroines Festival in
Thirroul, Wollongong.
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'Our yearly Heroines Festival is a full day program of women
writers who reclaim women’s histories, or creatively imagine their
futures. As a niche micro-publisher, The Neo Perennial Press also
publishes writing by women about women. We particularly have an
interest in women’s history and mythology inspired works: old
texts, works poetically renewed, adapted or recreated and
speculative fiction.' — Sarah Nicholson and Caitlin White
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July 26 - 2020
'I had never seen you so open', commended in the New Zealand Poetry Society 2020
International Poetry Competition, judged by Johanna Emeney.
The winning and commended entries will appear in the annual anthology in
November, alongside a number of poems selected by the editor.
July 23 - 2020
Accepted for publication in Fast Fibres Poetry 7, edited by Piet Nieuwland &
Olivia Macassey.
Fast Fibres Poetry 7 will be launched on August 20 as part of Phantom
Billstickers National Poetry Day at ONEONESIX, Whangarei.
July 4 - 2020
Landfall 239: Autumn 2020, reviewed by Sally Blundell in 'The Friday Review',
Academy of New Zealand Literature:
'There is also a simple elegance in the best of these writings – in the ‘three-
dimensional calligraphy’ of eels in ‘To Flute Music’ by Tony Beyer, in the
haunting gaze of the hospital patient in Wes Lee’s ‘Suddenly the Moon’, in Cilla
McQueen’s ‘Adaptation’, her words dancing down a brief eight lines to arrive at
a tiny oyster growing inside the remains of a washed-up Janola bottle; in Sarah
Scott’s memorable opening to ‘Chrysanthemums’: ‘She lies dusking in the catkin
dust / He looks up from his sketchbook.' — Sally Blundell
July 1 - 2020
'By the Lapels' is reviewed by Siobhan Harvey in Landfall Review Online:
‘Cerebral Punch’:
'In her second powerful collection, By the Lapels, Paekākāriki writer Wes
Lee shows that she shares Tony Beyer’s deeply mulled poetic impressionism.
The book reads as a novel-like narrative, each poem a slanted entry point
to the ongoing story. The first offering, ‘The Things She Remembers’ is a
case in point. A list poem of snatched image-moments... As in subsequent
verses in the collection, this almost-comic set up, combining absurdity
with poetry, becomes – through a series of sharp authorial observations
and linguistic twists – something tragic and profound.' — Siobhan Harvey
Landfall Review Online is published by Otago University Press.
June 16 - 2020
'Suddenly the Moon' appears in Landfall 239, edited by Emma Neale.
Landfall 239 features new writing by: John Adams, Johanna Aitchison, John
Allison, Shaun Bamber, Tony Beyer, Iain Britton, Medb Charleton, Ruth Corkill,
Doc Drumheller, Mark Edgecombe, Lynley Edmeades, David Eggleton, Johanna Emeney,
Rhys Feeney, Michael Giacon, Carolyn Gillum, Patricia Grace, Eliana Gray &
Jordan Hamel, Isabel Haarhaus, Bernadette Hall, Sarah Harpur, Jenna Heller,
Stephanie Johnson, Erik Kennedy, Brent Kininmont, Megan Kitching, Claire Lacey,
Leonard Lambert, Wes Lee, Malinna Liang, Emer Lyons, Carolyn McCurdie, Cilla
McQueen, Owen Marshall, Talia Marshall, Zoë Meager, James Norcliffe, Keith
Nunes, Kōtuku Tithuia Nuttall, Vincent O’Sullivan, Leanne Radojkovich, essa may
ranapiri, Gillian Roach, Pip Robertson, Jo-Ella Sarich, Tim Saunders, Sarah
Scott, Sarah Shirley, Elizabeth Smither, Charlotte Steel, Nicola Thorstensen,
Rushi Vyas, Susan Wardell
'Landfall is New Zealand’s foremost and longest running arts and literary
journal. Published by Otago University Press, it showcases new fiction, poetry,
essays and cultural commentary.'
Landfall 239 is available in independent book shops and direct from Otago
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June 1 - 2020
'A Letter To The Woman Masquerading As Me' appears in Abridged 0 - 19: Eris,
edited by Gregory McCartney and Susanna Galbraith, launched in Derry, Northern
Ireland.
'Eris is the goddess of discord, and as such she is maleficent. She deals in
jealousy, (un)spinning chaos from its loose threads. Daughter of Nix, night is
pregnant with her threat. Emerging out of the dissolution of dark times, dark’s
chaotic vagueness, she comes to play with our fears.' - Abridged
Abridged is supported by the Arts Council of Northern Ireland.
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May 16 - 2020
'The Milestones' appears in The Same Havoc, edited by Sam Le Butt, and published
in Edinburgh, Scotland.
The Same Havoc: The Selkie Anthology, Volume 2:
'Every type of home, from the home we make in our own bodies to the big
collective home of our planet, is at times called into question by our current
global political and civil discussions. What kind of body do we accept, do we
protect? How do we understand our relationship to and our responsibility for the
spinning space rock we live on? Having a home is serious. In the stories, poems
and non-fiction essays in the following collection we find not one fixed notion
of home, but a spinning multitude that reflects this continual movement and
change.' – Christina Neuwirth
Founded by Huriyah T. Quadri, Lis Mesa, Chelsea Welsh & Sonali Misra, The
Selkie aims to support and nurture voices from diverse and often marginalised
backgrounds by welcoming submissions and promoting the work of underrepresented
authors and artists.
Featuring new work by: Nick Askew, Lola Gaztañaga Baggen, Sofía Ballesteros,
Kirsteen Bell, Ruth Bradshaw, Sasha Saben Callaghan, Jennifer Dickinson, Luciana
Erregue-Sacchi, Mariann Evans, Jude Gray, Toonika Guha, Claire Hinchliffe,
Alexis Keir, Milagros Lasarte, Wes Lee, Quinn Lui, Melanie Maclennan, Ethel
Maqeda, Juliette F. Martin, Jan McCarthy, Becca McGilloway, Sasha R. Moghimi
-Kian, Christopher Moore, Vina Nguyen, Alice Pain, Charlotte Pain, Nathan Pascu,
Ely Percy, Charlotte Rattray, Stan Reed, Aimée Rogers, Lucy Rose, Shivani Sekar,
Judith Skillman, Susan Taylor, John Tinneny, Lydia Unsworth, Marjorie Waterman,
Alexandra Ye.
The Same Havoc is available as an eBook download.
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May 16 - 2020
Heroines: An Anthology of Short Fiction & Poetry – Volume 2, reviewed by Sarah
Rose McKenzie.
'A young girl’s unwavering hope conquers atrocity in Wes Lee’s ‘Trapdoor’ (p92).
Horrific taboos are drawn into the light in this weighty piece, which sets up
parallels between the lives of Olive, a nurse, and Miriam, a victim of the
‘ogre’.'
Heroines: An Anthology of Short Fiction & Poetry – Volume 2 can be purchased in
independent bookstores in Australia and New Zealand, or direct from Neo
May 10 - 2020
Accepted for publication in Abridged 0 - 19: Eris, edited by Gregory McCartney
and Susanna Galbraith, in Derry, Northern Ireland.
'Abridged aims to publish and exhibit contemporary/ experimental poetry plus
contemporary art. We encourage poets/artists to investigate the articulation of
‘Abridged’ themes. These themes focus on contemporary concerns in a rapidly
changing society. We are offering an alternative and complete integration of
poetry, art and design. We experiment continually. We also stray into the
exhibition format producing contemporary, innovative and challenging work
accompanied by a free publication.'
Abridged 0 - 19: Eris will launch in June.
Abridged is supported by the Arts Council of Northern Ireland.
May 9 - 2020
'Praying Mantis' appears in Meniscus Vol 8: Issue 1, at the University of
Canberra, edited by Gail Pittaway and Jen Webb.
‘Meniscus is an online literary journal published by the Australasian
Association of Writing Programs (AAWP). Its aim is to provide a showcase for the
best in contemporary international writing.’
The editors and advisory board are based in Australia, New Zealand and the UK,
and welcome submissions from writers anywhere in the world.
‘Meniscus publishes high quality, innovative poetry, short fiction, and
creative essays in English, or in other languages with a good parallel
translation.’
April 30 - 2020
Shortlisted for the Overton Poetry Prize 2019 at Loughborough University in the
UK.
The Overton Poetry Prize for a sequence of poems was established in memory of
Professor Bill Overton, a world-respected English scholar and a former head of
department at Loughborough University. Each year the winner is published by
Loughborough University in chapbook form.
This year’s prize is judged by Kerry Featherstone and Nellie Cole. The winner
will be announced in May.
April 26 - 2020
'By the Lapels' reviewed in Takahē 98 by Patricia Prime.
'By the Lapels is a diverse, edgy read grappling with contemporary issues
... Illuminated by sharp-eyed observation, personal insight and, most of all, a
generous sense of our shared humanity. The poems have an openness and generosity
of spirit with their precise use of language ... Wes Lee is a poet with an
artist’s painterly sensibility, a musician’s fine ear, an affinity for strangers
and their plight.' — Patricia Prime
Founded in Christchurch in 1989, Takahē magazine publishes short stories, poetry
and art, as well as essays, interviews, and book reviews.
April 9 - 2020
Accepted for publication in Meniscus Vol 8: Issue 1, in Canberra, Australia.
‘Meniscus is an online literary journal published by the Australasian
Association of Writing Programs (AAWP). Its aim is to provide a showcase for the
best in contemporary international writing.’
March 26 - 2020
'By the Lapels' appears in Best New Zealand Poems 2019, edited and introduced by
Hera Lindsay Bird.
'Ōrongohau: Best New Zealand Poems is published annually by the International
Institute of Modern Letters at Victoria University in Wellington, and aims to
introduce readers — especially internationally — to leading contemporary New
Zealand poets. Each year we publish 25 poems from recent literary magazines and
poetry collections, where possible including notes about and by the poet, as
well as links to related publishing and literary websites. ' — Chris Price
March 10 - 2020
'Therapy' appears in the Poetry New Zealand Yearbook 2020, guest edited
by Johanna Emeney, and published by Massey University Press.
Launched by Kevin Ireland on March 10 at the Devonport Library in Auckland, with
readings by essa may ranapiri, Anne Kennedy, Bob Orr, C.K. Stead, Jack Ross,
Elizabeth Morton and Tracey Slaughter.
The Poetry New Zealand Yearbook 2020 can be purchased in independent bookstores
around New Zealand, or direct from Massey University Press.
March 10 - 2020
'Body, Remember' reviewed by Elisabeth Kumar in the Poetry New Zealand Yearbook
2020.
'In a beautifully coherent cycle of 20 poems, Lee explores the memory of
childhood trauma in its bodily immediacy. Unembarrassed, she speaks it aloud,
inhabiting the poetic space without shame ... Lee's minute-by-minute physical
reactions, the stuff that happens with breathing and muscles and skin, are never
pathologised or pitied — instead we are invited to trust in their concrete,
corporeal logic and bear witness, as the body does daily, to the terrible events
that they index.' — Elisabeth Kumar, Poetry New Zealand Yearbook 2020
March 9 - 2020
Accepted for publication in Landfall 239, edited by Emma Neale.
'Landfall is New Zealand’s foremost and longest running arts and literary
journal. Published by Otago University Press, it showcases new fiction, poetry,
essays and cultural commentary.'
Landfall 239 will launch in May.
March 5 - 2020
'The Field' appears in Abridged 0 - 59: Persephone, edited by Gregory McCartney
and Susanna Galbraith, launched on March 5th at The GoldenThread Gallery in
Belfast, Northern Ireland.
'Persephone’s tale churns with ambiguity. It is the myth of natural cycles, of
regeneration after death as she rejoins the living for Springtime. But it is
also the story of how violence has the capacity to change things irreparably.
Pluto’s violence is traumatising, his capture, rape and implantation. Every
year, like a ritual depression, Persephone returns to the darkness, and the
earth loses the will to live. It is a story of the environment as much as it is
a story about the power dynamic between men and women, adults and children, and
a story of adolescence: the traumatic negotiation of sexual maturity, protection
and independence, innocence, rebellion and responsibility. It is a story of the
complexity of consequence through time. With “climate crisis” the word of 2019
and #metoo cries still resounding all around in a world dominated by political
bravura, extended adolescence, awareness of trauma and fear about the future,
Persephone’s churning details continue to echo.' — Gregory McCartney and Susanna
Galbraith
'Abridged aims to publish and exhibit contemporary/ experimental poetry plus
contemporary art. We encourage poets/artists to investigate the articulation of
‘Abridged’ themes. These themes focus on contemporary concerns in a rapidly
changing society. We are offering an alternative and complete integration of
poetry, art and design. We experiment continually. We also stray into the
exhibition format producing contemporary, innovative and challenging work
accompanied by a free publication.'
Abridged is supported by the Arts Council of Northern Ireland.
Abridged 0 - 59: Persephone is available in independent bookstores in Ireland
and can be purchased direct from the Abridged website.
March 1 - 2020
More of Us reviewed by Renee Liang: Breathing Out, Breathing In, Landfall Review
Online, Otago University Press.
'There are so many arrivals, departures, longing - subjects that are expected in
a collection of migrant poetry, but still moving to read. These moments,
although specific, touch on the universal. Wes Lee writes of a moment on a beach
many of us have had:
but here was the wild and the wind
sometimes so strong it filled your mouth
(from 'Sand')
February 24 - 2020
Accepted for publication in Banshee an Irish literary journal published
biannually.
Banshee is edited by Laura Cassidy, Claire Hennessy, and Eimear Ryan, and
features short stories, flash fiction, poetry, personal essays and interviews.
Issue 10 will launch in September.
February 19 - 2020
'First Day Out at the Supermarket' appears in Not Very Quiet, Issue 6.
Not Very Quiet is an online journal for women’s poetry from Australia and
overseas. Publishing two issues per year in Spring and Autumn.
The theme for Issue 6 is 2020.
February 12 - 2020
Accepted for publication in Abridged, an Irish poetry and arts journal edited
by Gregory McCartney and Susanna Galbraith.
Abridged 0 - 59: Persephone will launch in March.
'Abridged aims to publish and exhibit contemporary/ experimental poetry plus
contemporary art. We encourage poets/artists to investigate the articulation of
‘Abridged’ themes. These themes focus on contemporary concerns in a rapidly
changing society. We are offering an alternative and complete integration of
poetry, art and design. We experiment continually. We also stray into the
exhibition format producing contemporary, innovative and challenging work
accompanied by a free publication.'
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Abridged is supported by the Arts Council of Northern Ireland.
February 10 - 2020
"They say we made it up" and other poems appear in Poethead an Irish online
index of women's poetry - edited by Chris Murray.
'Poethead is one of only two Irish publishing platforms that hosts dedicated
indices centered in women’s literary art. The site enhances the visibility and
searchability of Irish and international women poets. There are two indices on
the site dedicated to increasing the visibility of women poets: an Index of
Women Poets is devoted to women poets from many countries. While Contemporary
Irish Women Poets represents an ongoing attempt to index contemporary
women poets from Ireland.'
February 1 - 2020
Three poems appear in Otoliths issue fifty-six: southern summer 2020.
Otoliths is a quarterly literary magazine edited by Mark Young in Queensland,
Australia.
January 14 - 2020
One Summer: Orcas in the Bay appears in The Beach Hut an online literary
journal based in the UK.
'An online platform for coastal themed contemporary poetry, flash fiction
and short stories. Celebrating nature & writing and its therapeutic
benefits.'
January 3 - 2020
Three poems accepted for publication in Otoliths issue fifty-six: southern
summer 2020.
Otoliths is a quarterly literary magazine edited by Mark Young in Queensland,
Australia.
'Otolith: Any of the granules of calcium carbonate in the inner ear of
vertebrates. Movement of otoliths, caused by a change in position of the animal,
stimulates sensory hair cells, which convey the information to the brain. An ear
stone. Collectively, the otoliths are called ear sand and otoconite.'
Otoliths fifty-six will launch in February.