Books and pamphlets

Anthologies

Where the Birds Sing Our Names — An Anthology for Tŷ Hafan (Seren, 2021)
Hippocrates Book of the Heart (Hippocrates Press, 2017)
Writing Motherhood (Seren, 2017)
Blame Montezuma (Happenstance Press, 2014)
The Best of British Poetry 2012 (Salt, 2012)
Tokens For the Foundlings (Seren, 2012)
Poems of the Decade (Forward Publishing, 2011)
The Forward Book of Poetry 2010 (Forward Publishing, 2010)
The Iron Book of new Humorous Verse (Iron Press, 2010)
Women’s Work (Seren, 2008)
Oxford Poets Anthology (Carcanet, 2007)
Future Welcome: The Moosehead Anthology X (DC Books, 2005)

Prizes

‘The 3.5% Rule’ won second prize in the Ginkgo Eco-poetry prize 2022 — read it in the Ginkgo Anthology 2021
‘Donor’ was commended in the Hippocrates Poetry Prize 2022
‘Ollie the Octopus’ & ‘The Texas Tattooed Pig as Art Critic’ were longlisted in the Rialto Nature & Place Competition 2022
‘W.O.M.A.N.’ was entered for the Forward Prize for Best Single Poem 2021
Human Tissue was a winner in The Poetry Business Book & Pamphlet Competition 2019/20
‘Tomorrow’s World’ was shortlisted in the Plough Poetry Prize 2017
‘Hats Off!’ was longlisted in the Plough Poetry Prize 2017
‘Miracle of the Black Leg’ was commended in the Hippocrates Poetry Prize 2014
‘UK364195 40007’ received a special mention in the Magma Poetry Prize 2014
‘Hallmarked Birmingham, 1934’ and ‘The Mud Man is a Heretic’ were shortlisted in the Plough Poetry Prize 2014
‘Walk in the Woods’ was shortlisted in the Bridport Poetry Prize 2013
Wheelbarrow Farm was a winner in the Templar Pamphlet & Collection Awards 2010
Berg won the Forward Poetry Prize for Best First Collection 2010
‘Pastoral’ won second prize in the Mslexia Poetry Competition 2009
‘Moulin du Chaos’ was commended in the Buxton Poetry Competition 2009
Sundowner’ was a runner up in the Mslexia Poetry Competition 2008
‘The Joy of Fitze’ won a supplementary prize in the Bridport Poetry Competition 2008
‘Berg’ was runner up in the BBC Wildlife Magazine Poet of the Year Competition 2006
‘Off My Trolley’ was a runner up in the Mslexia Poetry Competition 2006
‘Bernard Manning Plays Totnes Civic Hall’ was highly commended in the Peterloo Poetry Prize 2006
Extra Maths was a winner in The Poetry Business Book & Pamphlet Competition 2004/05
‘Extra Maths’ was entered for the Forward Prize for Best Single Poem 2003
‘Face of America’ won first prize in the Envoi International Poetry Competition 2002

Podcasts

link to Scottish Poetry Library here