Winner of National Poetry Competition 2024. Rope of Sand - Pindrop Press, A Dovetail of Breath - @RackPressPoetry, Vital Capacity - @brokensleep.
Joined July 2009
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Fiona Larkin @fiona.larkin on Insta retweeted
"Footfalls echo in the memory
Down the passage which we did not take
Towards the door we never opened
Into the rose-garden."
~ T.S. Eliot, 'Burnt Norton'
Fiona Larkin @fiona.larkin on Insta retweeted
A long-form essay on how the poets Richard Siken and Anne Carson responded to losing their language.
lareviewofbooks.org/article/…
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Britain is home to almost half of the world’s bluebells, found in ancient or semi-natural woodlands, flowering in April and May. 'Bluebell woods' by contemporary UK painter Susan Entwistle #WomensArt
Looking forward very much to reading with this amazing group of poets - save the date! Zoom link from Sue Burge (email on poster) @suekburge @jcsugarman @indeskidge
Very many thanks to @Poetry_London and Niall Campbell for featuring my poem today 🙏🏻❄️
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Since it's Valentine's Day this week, our highlighted feature is 'The Heart as Metaphor', a striking new piece exploring how the heart, both physical and symbolic, shapes our understanding of love, loss and courage.
Read it here:
humag.co/features/the-heart-…
Fiona Larkin @fiona.larkin on Insta retweeted
‘A cold coming we had of it,
Just the worst time of the year
For a journey, and such a long journey:
The ways deep and the weather sharp,
The very dead of winter.’
#Epiphany 🐪🐪🐪👑👑👑
Journey of the Magi poets.org/poem/journey-magi
Delighted to have a deep winter poem feature on @InkSweatTears wonderful 12 Days of Christmas series, in lovely company 🎄❄️✨
On the Seventh Day of Christmas we bring you Penny Blackburn/@penbee8, @FionaLarkin, Ruth Higgins/@RuthHig92531788
Read their work here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/on-th…
#InkSweatAndTears #FeaturedPoem #ChristmasPoem #12DaysOf
ALT Burgundy background with a night sky running down the centre. Fir boughs decorated with red and gold ribbons, berries and bows adorn the corners. Text overlaying the night sky reads: On The Seventh Day of Christmas. What the Woodcutter Knows About Midwinter Penny Blackburn The Approach of the Cailleach Fiona Larkin At the year’s midnight Ruth Higgins
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'Hyden Hill' by contemporary Welsh painter Sarah Evans #womensart ❄️
