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WOMEN'S POETRY COMPETITION RUNNER-UP: A P HILL
Labour
My mother turns up on the labour ward laden
carrying bags full of baby clothes in all shapes and sizes.
My...
WOMEN'S POETRY COMPETITION RUNNER-UP: JEANETTE BURTON
I write Christmas cards whilst listening to a report on Swiss guinea pigs
The guy on the radio says that it is il...
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Merry Christmas from everyone at the Poetry Book Society! We hope your day is filled with poetry! Here's a specially...
WOMEN'S POETRY COMPETITION RUNNER-UP: NICOLA GARRARD
Birch Syrup
I dreamed of you last night;
you came into my dream, sorry-feeling and quiet
and watched me tap my bi...
WOMEN'S POETRY COMPETITION RUNNER-UP: GERALDINE CLARKSON
Out-of-Hours
The waiting room ceiling was hung with twisted
paper chains and frowning angels on gold twine.
I too...
WOMEN'S POETRY COMPETITION RUNNER-UP: BROOKE BELK
For Chase, Leaving for China
Right now on Wen Hua Lu the chuar vendors
are looking at a small white sun, the firs...
LAST ORDERS FOR THE SONNET SALE
Last orders for the PBS Sonnet Sale! We can't guarantee Christmas delivery any more but we'll do our best to get you...
WOMEN'S POETRY COMPETITION RUNNER-UP: NATALIE CRICK
Chadlington Village, Hampshire
The missing girl’s name was Elizabeth Gill.
She was 12 when she disappeared.
She w...
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THE WINTER VLOG
Jen Campbell's latest reading Vlog includes plenty of poetry, mince pies and a cameo appearance or two from Lola the...
WOMEN'S POETRY COMPETITION RUNNER-UP: HARRIET DAVID
The Diet of John the Baptist
In the desert he eats mostly
honey, and wild locusts
with their legs folded together
u...
WOMEN'S POETRY COMPETITION RUNNER UP: MARI GIRLING
Specimen
She was only a little thing,
small as a shrimp, agitated as a mayfly.
I watched her as she stood on the...