Selected articles, interviews and reviews
The Daily Mail
I was thrilled to see Gods and Monsters: Mythological Poems chosen as a recommendation in the Daily Mail’s Christmas Books roundup 2023: ‘This varied and wonderfully illustrated collection of old and original mythological poetry is a treasure chest’.
Read the full article here.
Metro
Gods and Monsters: Mythological Poems was also recommended in tMetro’s Christmas Books roundup 2023: ‘Kids of ten-plus with a taste for mythology will enjoy this elegant collection of poems old and new, featuring tricksters, deities and magical heroes from all round the world’.
The Independent
I was so happy to see Wonder: The Natural History Museum Poetry Book called ‘awe-inspiring and thoughtful’ and featured on this list of the best kids’ poetry books of 2021, in great company. It’s particularly special since young readers helped make the selection.
See the full list here.
Oh! Magazine
I was thrilled to write a piece banging my usual drum about what poetry does (even if you don’t like poetry) for Oh! Magazine.
You can read a version of it here on my blog.
The Independent
I wrote a piece for The Independent about how mother’s stories aren’t listened to, and the experience of editing Night Feeds and Morning Songs, in the wake of eleven weeks combining homeschool and work. Special thanks to the gentleman who commented two minutes after it went live to inform me that women were much happier in the 1950s!
You can read it here.
The Irish Independent
I was so thrilled to see Night Feeds and Morning Songs included in this brilliant round-up of memoirs about the experience of parenthood by Liadan Hynes, who called it ‘a beautiful book that captures the entire gamut of the experience’.
You can read it here.
The Oxford Brookes Poetry Centre podcast
It was an honour and a pleasure to talk about editing She Will Soar with Niall Munro, the director of the Oxford Brookes Poetry Centre. Niall even asked the amazing actress Romola Garai to read some of the poems we discussed.
You can listen here.
Irish Independent
I was so happy to see writer Sarah Webb recommending She Will Soar in the Irish Independent’s Christmas books guide: ‘the perfect gift for a thoughtful teen who loves words’.
Daily Mail
Extremely thrilled to read Bel Mooney say of She Will Soar: ‘this glorious, exhilarating anthology makes the perfect choice for any woman you know, of any age.’ Read the full article here.
More recently, she also called Wonder: The Natural History Poetry Book ‘a wonderful, varied collection for all ages.’ Read the full round up here.
Books That Matter podcast
I was absolutely delighted to speak to Molly Masters, the founder of fabulous feminist subscription box Books That Matter, about women’s poetry. She is Fierce appeared in the December 2019 box.
Listen here.
Poetry By Heart
I have written two blogs for Poetry By Heart - one on editing She Will Soar, which you can read here, and one on Wilfred Owen’s ‘Strange Meeting’, which you can read here.
Books for Keeps
I wrote about why women have so often written about escape and freedom, and the process of editing She Will Soar, for Books for Keeps’ special poetry issue (October 2020).
Read my piece here.
The Observer
She is Fierce was selected as one of five top collections in a feature about the boom in poetry book sales in January 2019.
Read it here.
Standard Issue podcast
I had such a good time doing this interview with Hannah, Jen and Mickey about She is Fierce (and teenage diaries!)
Listen here.
The Irish Times
I wrote an article for The Irish Times about five forgotten women poets to rediscover, and why poetry is good for the soul.
Read it here.
Bookanista
I wrote features about the inspiration for She is Fierce and She Will Soar for the Bookanista website. Read the articles here and here.
They also carried a feature extracted from Night Feeds and Morning Songs: The Women Who Save You - read it here.
The Irish Independent
Sarah Webb reviewed She is Fierce, calling it ‘a perfect blend of political, personal, witty and wise poetry… an outstanding collection, highly recommended.’
Read the full review here.
The Guardian
Imogen Russell Williams reviewed She is Fierce, calling it ‘a collection to stir the blood and resonate in the bones’.
Read the review here.
The Daily Mail
Bel Mooney included She is Fierce in her round-up of the year’s best poetry books in December 2018. She called it ‘a fine anthology… an exhilarating collection… the biographical notes on contributors are an inspiration’.
Read the review here.
The Times of Tunbridge Wells
I wrote an article about editing She is Fierce and giving voice to some of history’s forgotten women writers as well as celebrating those who are already well-loved.
You can read the article here.
Stylist Magazine
Francesca Brown reviewed She is Fierce for Stylist, saying, ‘This book is what every self-respecting bookshelf and social feed needs’.
Read the review here.
Stylist were also kind enough to include She Will Soar on their Autumn 2020 highlight list, calling it ‘a selection of brilliant work’ - read the full list here - AND their Christmas 2020 book guide.
Vanity Fair
Vanity Fair imagined She is Fierce being on Zora Neale Hurston’s Christmas list!
Read the article here.
Red Online
Sarra Manning recommended She is Fierce as a great Christmas gift (in sensational company…)
Read the review here.
Art UK
I’ve written three articles for the Art UK website, looking at some of the beautiful and fascinating portraits of female writers and figures from mythology to be found in gallery collections around the UK. The paintings of Edith Sitwell and photographs of Stevie Smith are some of my favourites.
Read the articles on writers here and here, and the article on women in mythology here.
You can see the full range of my books here.