Authors’ Blog
Truth Thomas – New pub in Blue Lotus Review
Photo by Josue Cedeno Intersections Truth Thomas (for Melani N. Douglas, Rachel Eliza Griffiths and Fred Joiner) At the American Poetry Museum on Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue Southeast, on a snow plow rumbling night, art wanders in off the street to hold its own hand, like a dazed tornado survivor, and looks around as [...]
Bottle of Life – The People’s Book Prize
Current Haps- Bottle of Life – Truth Thomas & The People’s Book Prize Truth Thomas – photo by Melanie Henderson The People’s Book Prize http://www.peoplesbookprize.com/book.php?id=573 Review Truth Thomas’ Bottle of Life makes us face up to the gun barrel pointed at our head on Bodymore’s mean streets, yet an ocean away,poems like “Holy War” make [...]
Poem Stone shortlisted for Arvon Poetry Competition
This year I entered the 2010 Arvon International Poetry Competition. My poem Stone has been shortlisted. Wish me luck! The shortlist was decided by a judging panel chaired by Poet Laureate, Carol Ann Duffy and included leading poets Elaine Feinstein and Sudeep Sen. The winners will be announced on Thursday 4th November at a prize-giving [...]
TEN has been awarded a Poetry Book Society ‘Special Commendation’.
(Cover by Chris Offili) ‘Ten sparkling new talents who demonstrate the richness, energy and confidence of the poetic voice in our multicultural country. It is a joyful and important moment in publishing.’ Carol Ann Duffy, Poet Laureate. I am proud to be a part of it. This New anthology supports Black and minority ethnic poets. I have [...]
Back to the world
This is a case 1st Blogitis. So I am going to keep it short. A lot of good news to report. Just had a baby boy. The Ten Anthology is out on Bloodaxe 8.95 ISBN:978-1-852248-79-6 http://www.bloodaxebooks.com/titlepage.asp?isbn=1852248793 Here is a link to the Complete Works Documentary. http://www.vimeo.com/15881268 My 1-man-show just toured to Oslo with the [...]
