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First Poem in Print ! Plus a Note on Rejection
I am very excited to announce that I will be having my first poem published in print in the magazine ” The Poetry Cove”. This piece was rejected by other magazines, yet I believed in this poem. I believe it’s not only one of my favourites I’ve written thus far but one of my most
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3 Poems by 3 Poets: January 2024 ✍
It’s January 2024 and we are 7 days into the new year. So I am introducing you to a new segment . 3 poems by 3 poets. For the first 6 months of the year, I will be recommending 3 poems by 3 different poets to read. By mid 2024 you will hopefully have discovered
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Joseph Nutman Interview
This article on Joseph Nutman is less of a feature length, more a hike through a National Park, with so many paths to explore. I received such depth in each response to every question, that if I only featured small segments in this article, it wouldn’t do the quality of our chat any justice. Joseph’s
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Rent : A Haiku
The Haiku is a purely syllabic form where the poem consists of 3 lines with each line having 5,7,5 syllables respectively without any focus on stressed or unstressed pronunciation. Here is a Haiku I wrote recently.
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Christmas: The most difficult time of the year
A poem I wrote for the festive season this year. Christmas isn’t always a merry time for everyone. For some, Christmas is the most difficult, heartbreaking and lonely time. Look after each other this Christmas. For many, Christmas is the season, for giving and sharing, relationship repairing, Whether you over or under prepare. Eat turkey with
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Interview with Hannah Skinner, aka “Hannah Scribbles”
Hannah Skinner aka “Hannah Scribbles” (Instagram), was born and bred in Northern Ireland, in and around Belfast. She still lives near Belfast with her two kids, and 3 cocker spaniel dogs, just more out in the country. Working in sales by trade, Hannah juggles side projects galore; including writing a nonfiction book, scribbling down her
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Maya Angelou’s Collection:“And Still I Rise”
This article is one that I have put off publishing for a while; mainly due to the vulnerability I admit to feeling associated with this collection. I picked up this book when my husband and I walked into a well known chain bookstore in a fragile, confused state, trying to process some potentially bad news.
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Edna St Vincent Millay- “What lips my lips have kissed, and where, and why”
A Short Analysis of Edna St Vincent Millay’s poem “ What lips my lips have kissed, and where, and why.” This poem by Edna St Vincent Millay was released in the magazine Vanity Fair in 1920 ( see source note). This poem starts off being a narrative of someone who has had many lovers in
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Welcome Back
I apologise for the hiatus, during the period of absence , I have chosen to refrain from posting any writing I have created during this time onto my blog. This was to allow myself to concentrate on my recovery after surgery and just write when I feel it’s beneficial to my welfare as therapy and
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Megan Layley 