Richard Harries (not to be confused with the Bishop of Oxford) is a well known spoken word artist with a considerable following on YouTube. He performs mainly in the North of England but concentrates on East Yorkshire, Hull and the surrounding area. One of his first poems, Pirate Izzy, was written for his Granddaughter; and thereafterRead more about Richard Harries[…]
Tanya believes poetry should turn people inside out. She won the Yorkshire Open Poetry Competition in 2008 and the Ryedale Poetry Competition in 2013. Her work has appeared in many anthologies and in literary journals including Orbis, Acumen, The Slab, London Grip, York 800, Other Poetry and Dream Catcher Magazine, where she was Reviews EditorRead more about Tanya Nightingale[…]
Frances Mary Callan grew up in North Shields in NE England. She studied French and Latin at the university of Newcastle-upon-Tyne and in Toulouse. Poetry filled the family bookshelves, and Mary revelled in the work of G.K.Chesterton, Tennyson, Housman, Shakespeare, Yeats, Keats, Donne and Hopkins, as well as Verlaine, Baudelaire and Ronsard. Mary started writingRead more about F Mary Callan[…]
Laura Engel-Sahr was adopted by Libby Libbinski, a Rhodesian Ridgeback mix, with assistance from Peppertree Rescue, a volunteer organization that rescues dogs from New York City animal shelters. Libby served as the creative consultant and inspiration for her book. Laura lived most of her life near Albany, New York and she now resides near Las Vegas,Read more about Laura Engel-Sahr[…]
Greg Quiery – a native of county Down – was a community worker in Belfast during the early years of the troubles before coming to Liverpool in the 1970s. In Liverpool Greg worked for the Simon Community, before becoming a youth worker, secondary school teacher, and Head of Liverpool’s Virtual School ( the education serviceRead more about Greg Quiery[…]
Laura Voivodeship was born twice in rural West Yorkshire. While faking her way through higher education she worked as a bookseller, a waitress, an artist’s model, an analogue shredder and a curator of horses, among other, less notable positions. She mainly writes erasures and sestinas, while masquerading as a teacher in the Middle East. Her poetryRead more about Laura Voivodeship[…]
Rosemary Palmeira was born in Oporto, where the river meets the sea and came to England when she was eight. She now lives near Beverley, East Yorkshire, near a river and the sea. She is a writer, artist, musician and part-time psychotherapist and has worked many years with refugees and asylum seekers. She is marriedRead more about Rosemary Palmeira[…]
A Graduate of the University of York St. John, Alice Tomlinson has gone on to be published in Dream Catcher and Algebra of Owls; and has been commended by the York Literature Festival and Poetry London competitions. Alice regularly performs in York and London. With her partner Matt, she has two young children. Alice viewsRead more about Alice Tomlinson[…]
Izzy is a queer poet living in the haunted city of York where she cohosts BeSpeak – a community of open mic poetry and storytelling nights. A recent graduate of the University of York, appearing in the Yorker, Inkverse and Looking Glass anthologies, she has been involved in running events all around the city, andRead more about Izzy Rhiannon Jones[…]
