Patricia Eschen Prize for Poetry – free to enter

Morrab Library in Penzance has launched the ‘Patricia Eschen Prize for Poetry’ which is open until 30th September. It is free to enter, open internationally and has a category for children. The competition has no theme and will be judged by two multi-award...
Penelope Beretta

Penelope Beretta

Folding Ennui I saw a man do it once. I was standing on the cobblestones, The smell of rain still in the air. His long fingers scored the paper Like knives. He made the hours Into a little swan, And watched it flutter away. I made mine into a clock, And set it...
Cecilia Padilla

Cecilia Padilla

Fictional females I’m not that woman whose silence you praise behind the cover of your book. Who will wait for you, late, with a warm bed, a static smile and an amnesic morning. I’m not that woman who forgives every slip of temper, Who cradles every slap you blow and...