The Cadaverine and Next Generation Poets 2014

It's been a busy month for poetry for me. I have been working on the Administration of the Poetry Book Society's Next Generation Poets 2014, which took a huge amount of work getting the website ready in time for the announcement. Whatever anyone thinks about the 20 names on the list, I hope people are interested in the video archive we created. Filming the poets reading and talking about their work - and having Ian McMillan give his insightful, witty and poetic introductions to each book - was a fantastic experience and I think has created an admirable catalogue of videos that will be watched for a long time to come.

I have also been given the voluntary job of Poetry Reviews Editor for the Cadaverine magazine. They are an online poetry/prose/reviews portal I have always been a huge fan of, on account of publishing exclusively the work on the under-30s. We've already begun building a team of reviewers and I'll be looking especially to focus on debut collections and pamphlets. Check out the Submission Guidelines for details of how to get involved.


 

The Emma Press Anthology of Homesickness and Exile

I'm absolutely delighted to have a poem published in the latest anthology from The Emma Press, a fantastic small publisher who produce lovely books and pamphlets. The latest book is a collection of poems inspired by Ovid's Tristia, featuring some great poets such as Cheryl Moskowitz, Holly Hopkins, Rachel Long and Cath Drake. It makes for a lovely selection and would be a nice gift for anyone living away from the places they recognise as Home.

Do check out the book and their website if you are not familiar with them. I have been consistently impressed with the level of attention to detail Emma Wright and Rachel Piercey bring to their editing and event-organising, and the manner in which they treat their poets.

Safe travels!