Keeper

My thanks to Michael D Grover for including 'Keeper, From Life' in the Museum of Poetry. 

This poem was written as part of my research for the graphic biography of Mary Taylor. I was almost derailed by my distraction with Miss Emily B's work.

Flash anthology

I'm chuffed to bits to have a story selected for inclusion in the National Flash Fiction Day Anthology, with all these flash writers - lovely to see so many writer pals - thank you so much NFFD team, for this and all your hard work over a very difficult time!

Beerstorming

Image Copyright Rachel J Fenton 2020

In late 2016, I was awarded a significant arts grant by Creative New Zealand to research, write and draw a graphic biography of Mary Taylor, Charlotte Brontë's best friend. My research was scheduled to take me to Wellington, where Taylor lived, wrote and ran a successful business for the best part of the fifteen years she was in Aotearoa New Zealand, but an earthquake in the capital meant I had to defer that trip and instead I flew to New York in early 2017. As well as the usual notes and photographs, inspired by the astonishing city New York is, my research also took the form of poetry. 

I am over the moon to share the exciting news that Sara Lefsyk and Joanna Penn Cooper are going to publish the resulting chapbook with Ethel Zine and Micro Press. 
Beerstorming with Charlotte Brontë in New York will be published in April 2021!

 Cheers!

Thirteen myna

My sincere thanks to Juliet Cook for including 'Mare and Queen', 'English' and 'Song', three poems of mine, in Thirteen Myna Birds.

Field research

I'm very grateful to Jose Varghese for including five of my poems in the latest issue of Strands Lit Sphere.

New york

My thanks to Sara Lefsyk for including my poem 'New York' in #EthelZine.