'Sassy, clever, sharp – this collection is a delight to read, and to read aloud.' - Hannah Stone, in the December issue of @thelakepoetry.bsky.social, on @poetclare.bsky.social's sixth collection Lives of the Female Poets. thelakepoetry.co.uk/reviews/dec25/

Superb, love it @okaydonkeymag.com @patriciaqbidar.bsky.social

Recently published over on the Featured Creator section, the brilliant piece 'Smack in the street’s mouth' by @richlyevocative.bsky.social 👏 www.fullhouseliterary.com/poetry/smack...

Delighted to be in this lovely magazine. Well done to Leia and everyone! Liz

Delighted to learn that my poem ‘Snow Geese’ has been shortlisted for the Aesthetica Creative Writing Award @aestheticamag #CWA2026. Looking forward to reading the other shortlisted entries in the anthology.

'It seems that the interplay of Welsh may have helped produce lightning and luminosity in Elfyn’s English-language poetry.’ - Carol Rumens, Poem of the Week, @theguardian.com, on 'Storm in Brooklyn Subway' from Menna Elfyn's new collection Parch. www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...

Carly Holmes reading 'Racing Swans on the Teifi' at her home in St Dogmaels. Set alongside snippets of the river and landscape that has inspired her writing with its many wild creatures that live among it. youtu.be/dCjlUNt49FI?...

New substack. No paywall. Read Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s sonnets with me clarespoetrycircle.substack.com/p/reading-so...

A big thank you to the wonderful Clare Pollard @poetclare.bsky.social for the @poetryschool.bsky.social course ‘Learning from the Female Poets’ that has just finished, and will be repeated next term. Highly recommended. #amwriting

Great first day at @mslexia.bsky.social Novel Writing course. Superb session on style and POV by Margaret Wilkinson and thank you @rosiegarlandwriter.bsky.social for facilitating start and end sessions. We needed the stretching. #amwriting

There's only a couple weeks left to book your place on our 2025 Novel School, 7-11 July! Learn the craft of novel writing from award-winning tutors, build community, and get advice on next steps from literary agent Amandeep Singh ✍️ mslexia.co.uk/shop/mslexia... #amwriting #writingcommunity

Shooter Literary Magazine So pleased to receive this in the post today, with my poem 'Easy Rider' being featured, for the Coming of Age theme. Beautiful production and so looking forward to reading the other contributor's' work. @poetryschool.bsky.social #writingcommunity #poetry #poet

Poetry Wales Shortlist - delighted to be reading with other shortlisted poets @poetrywales.bsky.social on 4 June. @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social @poetryschool.bsky.social @poetrysociety.bsky.social @poetclare.bsky.social