Poetry Magazines - The best collection of poetry magazines online - Simon Armitage

Gillian Spraggs, Loughborough. Poet, critic. Anthology: Love Shook My Senses: Lesbian Love Poems (Women’s Press, 1998). Poems in: Whatever You Desire (Oscars Press, 1990), As Girls Could Boast (Oscars Press, 1994).

John Lucas, Nottingham. Poet, critic, publisher (Shoestring Press), jazz musician. Vols: About Nothing (Byron, 1991), Studying Grosz on the Bus (Peterloo Poets, 1989), One For the Piano (Redbeck, 1997).

Mary Mestecky, Loughborough. Has won many poetry prizes. Poems in: Iota, Poetry: Nottingham International, Poetry Monthly, Poetry Digest, Interchange.

E.A. Markham, Sheffield. Poet, critic, lecturer, dramatist, editor (Sheffield Thursday). Vols inc: The Hugo Poems and Letters From Ulster (Littiewood/Arc, 1993), Hinterland (anthology) (Bloodaxe, 1989), The Penguin Book of Caribbean Short Stories (1995).

Robin Hamilton, Loughborough. Poet, critic, of Scottish descent. Vols: The Jenny Poems (Denby Press, 1983), Notebook for the Beautiful and Damned of this Present Age (Bran’s Head, 1986), The Lost Jockey (Bran’s Head, 1985). Recent poems in Chapman.

Emma Hooper, Leicester. Poet, performer. Poems in: 10th Muse, Exit 21 (anthology), Poetry Nottingham International, New Hope International, Staple.

William Heyen, Brockport, U.S., Poet, editor, critic, anthologist. Vols mc: The Chestnut Rain (Ballantine, 1986), Crazy Horse in Stillness (BOA, 1996), Diana, Charles and The Queen (BOA, 1998). Has won many poetry prizes including one from the American Academy of Arts and Letters.

Kathleen Bell, Nottingham. Grew up in South London but now lives near Nottingham. Poet, essayist, lecturer. Work in Poetry Nottingham International, Kicking Daffodils.

Sue Manuel, Loughborough. Visual artist. Exhibitions include: Leicester City Gallery (1982,1989, 1992), Nottingham Castle (1 994/95), Beaumanor Hall (1994), Charnwood Arts and the Angel Row Gallery (1991).

Sylvia Owens, Loughborough. Visual artist. Exhibitions include: Bruton Street Gallery, Mayfair, (1995), Nottingham Castle Museum and Gallery (1995), Bonington Foyer Gallery (1994), Angel Row Gallery (1991), lkon Gallery, Birmingham (1990). Has won many prizes. Recently completed a commission for the Japanese royal family.

Mahendra Solanki, Nottingham. Poet, critic, publisher (Blackwater Press). Vol: What You Leave Behind (Blackwater, 1997). Recently collaborated with the visual artist Kay Van Bellen on the Riverside Arts Project.

Gregory Woods, Nottingham. Poet, critic, lecturer, performer. Recent vols: We Have the Melon (Carcanet, 1992), May I Say Nothing (Carcanet, 1998).

Deborah Tyler-Bennett, Loughborough. Poems in: Angel Exhaust, Iota, Other Poetry, The Interpreter’s House, Sheffield Thursday and elsewhere. Recently won a diploma in the Scottish International Open Poetry Competition, 1998.

Ronald Millin-White, (‘Chalky’) Shropshire (born Highgate, 1924). Painter, ceramicist, poet. He spent his working life as an art teacher in London, and retired to Shropshire in 1982 where he continued to paint and write poems. He died on 5th October 1998.

Jasmine Hill, Loughborough. Children’s writer, poet. Work in Rosebery Arts anthologies and is preparing a collection.

Stephen Chan, Nottingham. Poet, translator, lecturer, critic.

Anthony Piccione, New York State, U.S., Poet, critic, anthologist. Vols include: Anchor Dragging (BOA ed. 1987), Seeing It Was So (BOA, ed, 1986), For the Kingdom (BOA ed, 1995). Has also published many chapbooks and pamphlets.

Catie Gill, Loughborough. Writer, critic, performer. This piece was developed from the play Welcome to the Bloody Kitchen by herself and the Womenspace theatre group.

Martin Booth, England, is a novelist and non-fiction writer. His latest novel, The Industry of Souls, was short-listed for the 1998 Booker Prize. He divides his time between England and the Far East.