My second book is out today! Courtesy of https://www.blackboughpoetry.com/ and the very wonderful Matt Smith.
I feel so much gratitude for this. To Matt, obviously, who is such a delightful powerhouse of poetry. I’ve watched Black Bough grow from a publisher of internet broadsheets to a thriving press. They’ve produced some really beautiful books, and their Christmas/Winter anthologies are glorious. The cover design is by Sarah-Jane Crowson. I’m a massive fan of her work, and to have her cover on my book is more than a dream come true.
The other people I want to thank are the people whose words grace the cover and the introduction. I can’t quite believe how kind they are, how enthusiastic. These are poets and writers who I really respect, and to have such positive feedback from them means a huge amount. I’m talking about George Sandifer-Smith (Poetry Wales), Ness Owen (Moon Jellyfish Can Barely Swim, Parthian Press), Rachel Deering (Crown of Eggshell, Cerasus Poetry), Matt Gilbert (Street Sailing, Black Bough), Karen Pierce Gonzalez (Coyote in the Basket of My Ribs, Alabaster Leaves/Kelsay Books), Angela Graham (A City Burning, Seren Books), M S Evans (Nights on the Line, Black Bough), Alan Parry (Neon Ghosts, Broken Spine). This is an amazing list. Thank you.
So, if you’re interested, you can buy it here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Poet-Spells-Her-Name/dp/B0CGWMQQ6D/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?crid=2BZ6ABAJOX0KI&keywords=the+poet+Spells+Her+Name&qid=1695382307&sprefix=the+poet+spells+her+name+%2Caps%2C174&sr=8-1
It’s worth buying just to stroke the cover, and set it on your coffee table for people to admire. But I hope you like the contents, too.
Sarah writes poems 