The restless Owl-boy studies Venus published 7th December 2011

Love and dearest thanks to illustrator Romit Berger for giving Owl-boy his flesh and wings and love to Helen Ivory for publishing this poem on www.ink-sweat-and-tears.com. The Owl-boy's flight is dear to my heart - I screamed with delight on seeing his justifiably rougish image for the first time !

Your eye protects the soft-toed snop drop

This short tanka, illustrated once more by Romit Berger was published by Helen Ivory on 29th July. Thank you and love to Romit and Helen.

Alchemy published by www.ink-sweat-and-tears.com

Alchemy is the first of my poems to be published as a collaborative piece, alongside an illustration by the most marvellous Romit Berger, whom I really love working with. Thank you to Helen Ivory for her support. Alchemy can be heard as an audiopoem on www.soundcloud.com.

'As you wake on the salt of another shore'

The slow process of settling down in the UK has resulted in fewer poems this year.'As you wake on the salt of another shore', appearing today on www.ink-sweat-and-tears.com, is my first published poem since the great and difficult upheaval in July. Many sincere thanks are due, yet again, to Charles.

'DezZzire' teaser on Youtube and facebook page

Hollie's acting debut, mine too ! Amber, gothic wardrobe designer ! The teaser for Karen Davidsen's short comedy, 'DezZzire', filmed in Prague in April, arrived on Youtube this week. Congratulations Karen!

'With Calypso' commended in Poetry on the Lake competition 2010

Adjudicator of the short poems category, Carole Baldock, editor of Orbis literary journal, commended 'With Calypso', my entry for this year's Poetry on the Lake competition. The results of the competition were announced today. Poetry on the Lake is my favourite annual poetry festival at Orta. Best wishes to Gabriel Griffin, who organises this event, for another successful year !

Beverly Ellis reviews my collection 'For the chiding dove' for www.ink-sweat-and-tears.com

Beverly Ellis' collection review 'Helen Pletts Same Planet – Different Dimension'
was published by Charles Christian on Saturday 10 July. My delight on reading it fails to subside. Thank you so much Beverly - you truly have the measure of my work !