poetry

  • Guest Writer Slot

    I’m thrilled to welcome Les Moriarty to my Guest Writer Slot for the first time. He’s written a beautiful, heart-felt poem. Before you read it, here’s what he has to say about himself and his writing: “My name is Les Moriarty. I live in central London. I am a qualified teacher and nurse but a…

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  • Guest Writer Spot

    I have featured two of Traci Aina’s poems in my Friday Guest Writer Spot on previous occasions and I’m thrilled to welcome her back with a very powerful poem. Here’s a little about her in her own words: ‘Hi, I’m Traci.  I am a beginner writer, wife and mother of two.  As well as writing,…

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  • Guest Writer Spot

    This week I’m very pleased to feature some more wonderful poetry from the enormously talented Gordon Simmonds, one of my regular writers in this slot. In case you’re not familiar with Gordon’s work, here he tells you a little bit about himself: “My name is Gordon Simmonds born and raised in Essex, England. I left…

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  • Monday Motivations

    Write something new! Looking to write about something a little different for 2016? Then why not try a different genre, or a different type of writing altogether? If you’re a poet, why not try writing a flash fiction story? Or perhaps you already write short stories but have often thought about writing a screen-play. Let…

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  • Guest Writer Spot

    My Friday blog post offers writers the opportunity for their  work to be seen and read by others. I’m happy to accept stories, poems, articles – in fact, anything and everything. All you have to do is make sure your prose is no longer than 2000 words and your poems no more than 40 lines.…

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  • Guest Writer Spot

    It’s Friday and time for my Guest Writer Spot. If anyone would like their writing to appear on my blog, please get in touch.  I’m looking for stories and articles (up to 2000 words) and poems (up to 40 lines). You can  contact me here or by e-mail: esthernewton@virginmedia.com Here is another thought-provoking poem from…

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  • Guest Writer Spot

    My weekly Guest Writer spot  is open for submissions. If anyone would like their writing to appear here, please get in touch.  I’m looking for stories and articles (up to 2000 words) and poems (up to 40 lines). You can  contact me here or by e-mail: esthernewton@virginmedia.com This week, my guest writer is poet ganarma.…

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  • My Weekly Writing Challenge

    For this week’s challenge, you have two choices: you can either write a ten-word story using five words from the list given, or you can write a summer (yes, I know it’s autumn in the UK, but we’re all yearning for a bit of summer) themed story/poem from the second list: Option one: Choose five…

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  • Guest Writer Spot

    I know some of you are working on new pieces for my Guest Writer spot, which is great. I look forward to reading them. If anyone else would like their writing to appear here, please get in touch.  I’m looking for stories and articles (up to 2000 words) and poems (up to 40 lines). You…

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  • Guest Writer Spot

    Please let me know if you’d like your writing to appear in my Guest Writer Spot.  I’m looking for stories, poems, articles – in fact, anything and everything. If you would like some of your writing to be featured on my blog, please contact me here or by e-mail: esthernewton@virginmedia.com This week sees another stunning…

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