Anna’s poem, Leviathan, has been selected for publication in the Lumen 2018 anthology.
Congratulations are in order, for such a good start to the new year!
Category Archives: Member News
Competition Success for Julian Bishop
Julian Bishop’s poem Lobster has been announced as runner-up for The Gingko Prize for Ecopoetry, judged by Mimi Khalvati and Alys Fowler.
Formerly known as the Resurgence Prize, The Gingko Prize is a major international award for poems embracing ecological themes.
He has won a ten-day residency at Cill Rialaig Arts Centre in western Ireland.
Congratulations Julian!
Competition Success for Anne Ballard
Anne Ballard’s poem Aubade won first prize in the Formal Poem section of the Poetry on the Lake International Festival 2018 competition.
She has also had Mother’s Teeny-Bash Bathing Costume published in Spindrift, the 2018 poetry and prose anthology of The Federation of Writers (Scotland).
Congratulations are certainly in order for Anne!
Jack Cooper Judges ‘Hour of Writes’ Competition
Hour of Writes is a project dedicated to making sure a moment of inspiration becomes a piece of writing. Members are given a short prompt each week, to which they have an hour to respond in any manner or form they want. The following weekend, each entrant is given the work of three others to mark, and a judge selects the winners.
For last weeks theme, Attack and Receive, Jack Cooper selected a winner and two runners-up. You can read his Editorial and the relevant entries on Hour of Writes, as a registered member or guest.
You can find Jack on Twitter: @JackCooper666
Publishing Success for Julian Bishop
Julian has been published by The Writers’ Cafe Magazine, for their 11th Issue “Into the Trees”.
You can read Sonnet Ash, and many other poems, here.
Congratulations Julian!
Jack Cooper Shortlisted For Segora Poetry Competition 2018
Jack Cooper’s poem Mappa Mundi, Hereford Cathedral has been selected by judge Mario Petrucci for the Segora Poetry Competition 2018 shortlist.
To note, Jack does not live in Labafut Riviere, France. He only wishes Segora’s administrative error could be true!
Publication Success for Jenny Mitchell
Jenny has had four of her poems published in the latest issue of BlazeVOX18, the online journal featuring poetry, fiction, text art, visual poetry, and creative non-fiction from authors around the world.
You can read Jenny’s poems here.
Congratulations from the rest of the Highgate Poets!
Publication Success for Anne Ballard
Poems by Anne Ballard are appearing in the following publications:
Play It as a Comedy is in Orbis #183, just published.
Black Dog will be in the next edition of Acumen.
Messenger o Bad News is in the latest Poetry Scotland.
Congratulations Anne!
Publication for Valentina Kotsuba
Valentina’s poem With the First Cockerel has been selected to be published in The Fabler magazine – a literary outlet founded by an expatriate living in Moscow.
The poem is part of the Flashbacks collection about her childhood memories, and hence features Russian cultural references. Childhood is one of the closest and dearest themes to the poet, upon which she embarked after reading Seamus Heaney.
Congratulations Valentina!
Norbert Hirschhorn Releases New Collection
Norbert’s latest collection has been published by Holland Park Press. The collection is titled Stone. Bread. Salt. and you can purchase it on the Holland Park Press website.
‘As I approach my ninth decade of life I am aware of the need to share with my descendants the wisdom, texts and lessons handed down by our ancestors of all religions. The poems in this collection reflect this aim and necessity.’
Congratulations Norbert!