Penny Pepper

A blue book with a image representing the sea with feathers, seaweed and a coin amongst the waves. It is entitled Where the Land Forgets Itself. It is held up by a woman's hands with her red painted nails.

UK National Poetry Day was on 2nd October and I’m delighted to share that another poem, Am I just Your Awkward Mermaid? won a place in the startling poetry zine, Where the Land Forgets Itself. 12 working class writers poems on seaside living. Grab a copy here!

White writing on a red background reads: Happy Hermit: The Tears;The Graft. I'll never stop storytelling.

My latest Substack piece is up for your perusal!
'Happy Hermit: The Tears; The Graft. I’ll Never Stop Storytelling.'
I’m sure that you know me well enough by now to realise I’ll never stop storytelling.
The joy of the creation – it really is like magic. Here it is.
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Glad it sold out but sad I can't perform now. Poet Town book is however available in Hastings Waterstones! Alt text: picture of the book, swirly white sea spray effect, bold black font that reads poet town, the poetry of Hastings and thereabouts, standing on pebbles, with blue sea behind it. #poets

Penny's small hands hold a poetry pamphlet. Cover reads where the land forgets itself in large white bold font. The cover is a blur of images in large swirls of dark blues, thin white lines delineating waves, a seagull feather in white grey and black curving in the right corner. On the left underneath the word where is a coin, and on the top right is a small frond of brown seaweed.

The image shows the text, the beginning of Penny's poem. In a white oblong box there is another oblong black frame and within that text reads. Am I just your awkward mermaid? The poem is written in a black font upon white strips of paper with the background of black. Opening reads: a fret that melts in with steely silence/as crumpled crisp packets intrude./more tourist discards on daydreaming trips./timeless workers needing more sea/the garbage they leave spurts, digested/defecating food thrown away

UK National Poetry Day - so I'm delighted to share a peek of a poem that's published now in this startling zine Where the Land Forgets Itself. My poem is Am I Just Your Awkward Mermaid? Standby for reading by 8pm! @poetrydayuk.bsky.social #workingclass #coastallife #nationalpoetryday #disabledpoet

Barmy Harmer #Starmer - cracking cassette boy stuff on the big #Labour let down. #wedemand #disabled #rightsnotcharity

A woman with red hair and glasses wearing a leopard print dress sits in a wheelchair, she smiles broadly. She is sitting in front of an ancient building.

Happy Friday one and all - I have got that Friday feeling. Teaser alert!
Watch this space for news of the novel. It's made its first steps into the world!
#writerslife #happyfriday #hastings #newnovel

A blue and white book entitled Poet Town, the poetry of Hastings and Thereabouts sits on a pebbly beach by the shoreline.

Join me and other wonderful poets at Lewes Library for their annual National Poetry Day celebrate National Poetry Day with performances from our brilliant new anthology. 'Poet Town' Doors open 6.40pm 2nd October.
FREE BUT YOU MUST BOOK! Lift access available to 1st floor
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#WednesdayWIPs was in central London today near UCL. Many new excited students!
...Sudden dead leaves are falling all around
As moon eyed students throng on London streets
A gathering beyond old mens' borders
Words make peaceful links in laughing English.
#WIPS #poets #disabledcommunity #poetry

The photos shows a smiling penny at the Delaware pavilion shop in Bexhill. She's holding a copy of the book poet town, which was officially published 10th September. She is the first poet in the book! Penny is wearing a black beret over her red hair and an orange and black striped dress, with a black front tie cropped cardigan. She's wearing black and red beads and wears clear frame cats eye glasses. The background is bright and beside Penny are many books.

A pleasant surprise in Bexhill on Sea! Copies of the book Poet Town - The poetry of Hastings & thereabouts is being sold in the shop! At the marvelous modernist treasure #Delawarepavilion Proud to be the first poet on its pages! Whoohoo.Can buy everywhere almost! #indiepress
#poets #disabilitylife

A Poetry Award That Puts Poets First – And You Can Make It Happen - The Broken Spine Poets deserve more than empty prestige. They deserve real recognition, real opportunities, and real support. That is why I am launching The Broken Spine

We are absolutely desperate for support. We’re throwing our own funds into this, giving up our time for free, and running workshops to raise money. But without £5,000, this award won’t happen. If you can give, please do. 🔗

Stunning art work. Good luck Barbara ❤️ I know many great warriors, including my mum.

Launch of Poet Town | Hastings Book Fest Hastings Book Festival is delighted to launch Poet Town: The Poetry of Hastings & Thereabouts – it promises to be a magical evening

Delighted that I’m the first poet in this book, Poet Town: the Poetry of Hastings & Thereabouts & first to perform at the launch event, with other poets from our fab creative town Hastings Book Festival 2025. Join us! #poets #hastingsuk #poettown www.hastingsbookfest.org/events/launc...

I would like to upload mine for review and more... But a bit confused about the process. Is it through @thebrokenspine.co.uk website? @alanparrywriter.co.uk thank you

A sharp bite of zesty words. "Forked false lashes" slips nice hard from the mouth. 🔥 #facades #poemsabout @thebrokenspine

I'm going to try though Sept a busy busy month. Always want to squeeze a poem out though 😁 #poetrymatters

Calling all Hastings and St Leonards friends and locals..
I am launching my Living Archive space this Saturday 6th September as part of the Coastal Currents Arts Festival Open Studio Event. Come and see our beloved accessible space!
See you at 59 Kings Road, St Leonards on Sea TN37 6DY

Omg, that's made me a touch teary. Thank you. Fighting this stuff all my life. Since punk attitude opened a promising, if slow (accessible) door to new stories. Love you @thebrokenspine.co.uk and all #poets can help me - everyone - move forward to change the world. #equity #inclusion #poemsmatter

Hope to do some WIP next week. Busy times now, Doing readings and chats for #coastalcurrents events this week on southcoast. #poetsbythesea #Hastingspoets #poetrymatters

Thank you so much. Very appreciated, when the poet path can be thankless 🙂🙏

Didn't offer alt text of web link so: the warm welcoming image is of the Crafting Connections logo, a bold orange background, blue circle and white lettering reading Crafting Connections. Two C letters one blue, one white, cross in the centre. This is to detail where Penny is holding her event.

Crafting Connections - Coastal Currents 2025 Theresa Hodge: Shop curator, crafter and disabled activist Penny Pepper: Author, poet, speaker, disabled activist Theresa Hodge is delighted to open up Crafting Connections,

Anyone in Hastings UK area this weekend? I'm running an open studio event for south coast creative/arts bonanza #coastalcurrents. Naturally #accessible, I'll be doing talks, readings, mini mentoring, inside Crafting Connections 2025 share.google/kAOeBJKWW0Gh...
More tomorrow. #Poems compulsory 🙂

Share time. Get yer voice raised high peoples ❤️🔥👩🏾‍🦽‍➡️🧑🏼‍🦼‍➡️ #disabledpoet #underrepresented #poetsofBluesky

Support! 🔥 Keep poets burning and binding spells, light and dark - and it's essential. #poetry #indiepress @thebrokenspine.co.uk

I'm signing up today! #poets #unheardvoices #workingclasswriters #disabledwriters #PIL

Come #poets unheard with thoughts untold. Love this theme #verdigris #submissions @thebrokenspine.co.uk

As promised, a live recording of my poem, How To Riot in A Wheelchair. Thanks for shares ❤️ @thebrokenspine.co.uk @alanparrywriter.co.uk #poetryprompts #riot #VIP #accessible #inclusive #disabilityrights

BLOWN by the windy Sussex coast where I live in UK, re your sharing & support! I wrote How to Riot in a Wheelchair this week, because of @thebobthedragqueen.bsky.social #poetryprompts #riot - how loved & rediscovered this old punky crip gal feels. Thank you. Poets, angels, in the dark and the light!

A good reminder for Alt text and access for #VI folk everywhere. I am #VI and also only access #bluesky and everything I write via voice dictation software. It's not great! I will seek assistance to put #Alttext on my poem later! I'm rarely a hypocrite! #poemsabout #riot @alanparrywriter.co.uk

Ooh thank you 🌻 Find my Substack & subscribe? (No paywall) Tell the world I'm here. Disability narratives (by disabled writers) are still overwhelmingly ignored. Buy a book? Review? 😉 Search me, Penny Pepper Writer, I appear - surprises me sometimes!

Thanks Alan, pleased to be here in the broken spine (touches of #Frida!) poetry family - and on bluesky! #PoemsAbout #riots