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20 Questions: Gillian Clarke

Gillian Clarke’s new collection The Silence is a Poetry Book Society Spring 2024 Recommendation. The poems begin during lockdown, to whose silences Clarke listens so attentively that other voices emerge. As the book progresses, that silence deepens, in the poems about her mother and childhood, about the Great War and its aftermaths, and in her continuing attention to Welsh places and names, and the rituals which make that world come in to focus. Here she provides a quick insight into her creative process and context.

Seven years of change

A snapshot of indie publishing

A poem for World Poetry Day

In celebration of World Poetry Day 2024, we're sharing Linda France's poem 'Gorge'

What's the point of writing?

To celebrate International Women's Day 2024 we're sharing Karon Alderman's story about why she kept writing, even though her writing career wasn't taking off

Mslexia Writing Retreat Guide 2024

You’re grappling with a key scene (every scene is key, I know, but bear with) – and that scene might involve murder on the dancefloor or the dodgems or the desktop, and then your phone dings or the microwave pings and suddenly you’re back in the room – your room. Imagine having uninterrupted time away to focus on your writing – no distractions, no chores, no knocking on doors. Well, I’ve been at it again, seeking out writing retreats to take care of all your writerly needs so that you can take care of your writing. Enjoy!

Pitching up

Rae Ritchie pitched an article every single day for a month. This is what she learned.

The Mslexia Christmas Gift Guide 2023

You’ve trawled the shops, the internet has taken you down a rabbit hole from which you’ve only just emerged, and you’re still no further forwards. I’m Jo, I work for Mslexia, and I might just be your fairy godmother when it comes to buying thoughtful, writerly gifts this Christmas.

20 Questions: Jane Clarke

To mark National Poetry Day on 5 October, we asked Irish poet Jane Clarke to tell us about her writing life. Jane’s latest collection A Change in the Air is shortlisted for both the Forward and T S Eliot prizes this year.

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