Sharon Phillips

Thanks for the publication, Ben

Hello people!

Would you like to know that Atrium will be opening our inbox for a very small submissions window of 10 days from 27th January?

There you go then.

Details of how to send will appear on the site on 28th.

Submissions for #Glow #CityAtNightPoetry #ThematicSlimline continue to pour in.

If you are writing about the night, bars, nightawks, music, neon lights, hotel rooms, cinemas, 24hr launderettes and garages, I want to read this work. I want your grime. I want the underbelly of society to be exposed!

Yes! Best to use Bluesky as I hardly look at twitter any more xx

Much better, thanks. And the snow's gone!

It's also a matter of how to use one's energy. Spending energy writing feels productive and invigorating whereas sorting a comp entry can drain the reserves even more.

I had no idea how excruciatingly painful kidney stones are until four days ago.

Thank you!

Chronically ill with large vessel vasculitis. My pamphlet, Liven Yourself Up, is published by Yaffle's Nest. Am I eligible to be added to the second pack?

Sharon Phillips | wave 20 | iamb ~ poetry seen and heard Hear poet Sharon Phillips read poems exclusively for iamb. If you like The Poetry Archive, this poetry site is for you.

' ... who sweat
under sky blue polyester tabards,
whose backs ache, feet throb,
whose ankles are swollen, who
worry they won’t be home when
the kids wake up ... '

iambapoet.com/wave/20-sharon-phillips

Some of you may recall that in the first year of COVID-19 here in the UK, actor Samuel West (@exitthelemming) read my poem 'Childhood these days' as part of his Pandemic Poetry series on @SoundCloud. I was particularly delighted, as the phrase 'benign neglect' came from him.

More shameless self-publicity from me...

Also to Rachel Smith, Rowan Lyster, @sharoncowling.bsky.social, @simonalderwick.bsky.social, T S S Fulk and @wendypratt.bsky.social.

#iamb #wavetwenty #poetry #newpoetry #poetrycommunity

I'm dead chuffed to be on wave 20 of @iambapoet.com!

Say hi to...

@daraghfleming.bsky.social, Dion O'Reilly, @gclifford1.bsky.social, Jane Ayres, @kevingrauke.bsky.social, Laura Lewis-Waters, Marie Marchand, @pamthompson240.bsky.social, Polly Walshe, Rachel Smith, Rowan Lyster, Sharon Phillips, Simon Alderwick, T S S Fulk and @wendypratt.bsky.social.