29 October 2013

mslexia - for women who write

New Writing: 2013 Women's Poetry Competition 

Kathleen Jamie introduces her selection of winning poems


Kathleen Jamie. Photo credit: Eamon McCabe

"It’s always difficult being faced with a heap of poems, all in different fonts, with different margins, and code numbers handwritten in the corner. I prefer approaching poems one at a time, as you would if you encountered them in a book; then each poem can take its time, find its own level. That’s why proper book-making is so important for poetry, because it situates poems with care and attention on the page, and why internet publishing is a poor option."


Kathleen Jamie: a life in writing
"When we step outside and look up, we're not little cogs in the capitalist machine. It's the simplest act of resistance and renewal."


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