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Continuing my series of Gloucestershire Poets, I recently had the pleasure of meeting and photographing Caroline Shaw. Caroline writes; "When you read a poem and you feel raw. When you read a poem and it liberates you from yourself. When you read a poem and you have to put it down, not because it’s bad but because you need time to savour the words and what they’re doing to you. This is what inspired me to write poetry. I hope, by the time I die, I will have learnt a little ab

Having a week off from my new job, this week I had the chance to photograph the poet, Kate Potts. I met Kate at her home in Ebley near Strould. Kate made me welcome and together we made a series of portraits. Kate Potts is a poet, mentor and creative writing lecturer. Her collection Feral (Bloodaxe, 2018) was a Poetry Book Society recommendation and a Telegraph poetry book of the month. Her most recent book, Pretenders, is a multi-voice exploration of imposter feelings. She t

Tish welcomed me at her home in Tewkesbury and together we made a series of photographs. Patricia Ince, known to many as Tish Ince Poet Writer, is an award-winning poet, writer, publisher, nominated for a Pushcart Prize, and winner of a Paper Nations Marginalised Writer Award for the South West.  Her Tewkesbury home serves as both sanctuary and creative studio, where she crafts poetry and books that bridge Trinidadian rhythm, Irish and Black British experience, and Gloucester

I photographed Ronnie in The Curio Lounge in Stroud. Ronnie had suggested that, as a surrealist poet, it would be appropriate to be photographed in a cafe. Ronnie say's on his website at https://ronsurreal.com ; "Among many other things, I write socially conscious poetry and prose that engages with ideas concerning art and identity. Influences are numerous but some of the writers and artists that inspire my work are James Baldwin, Clarence Major, Amiri Baraka, Will Alexander,

I had the pleasure of photographing Angela France a little while back. Angela and I have met before and it was good to see her again. Anglela chose to have her photograph taken in the environment in which she works at Franicis Hall campus at Gloucestershire Universities in Cheltenham. The campus is beautiful and has leafy spaces amongst the warm coloured buildings. Angela France has had poems published in many leading journals and has been anthologised a number of times. Her

I had the pleasure of meeting Martha at The Golden Fleece in Stroud. Martha had explained that she is often influenced by over heard conversations in the pub garden. Martha Sprackland is an editor, writer and translator. Her debut collection of poems, Citadel (Pavilion, 2020), was shortlisted for the Forward Prize for Best First Collection and the Costa Poetry Award. Martha teaches for Arvon, where she is also a trustee, and has previously taught for the Poetry School.   Mart

As part of my project on Gloucestershire Poets, I had the pleasure of meeting and photographing Alison Brackenbury. I was welcomed into Alison's home and had chance to spend some time hearing from Alison about her work. Alison Brackenbury was born in 1953, from a long line of skilled servants and farmworkers. She has published ten poetry collections. Her most recent poetry publications are her Selected Poems, ‘Gallop’, and her new collection, ‘Thorpeness’, both from Carcanet

Recently, I photographed the Poet, Rowan Middleton. Rowan Middleton teaches creative writing and English literature at the University of...

Juliette was the very first poet I photographed as part of my series of portraits of Gloucestershire poets. Juliette explains on her website https://www.jlmmorton.com ; " I’m a writer, poet, editor, celebrant and teacher based near Stroud in Gloucestershire, England. My work explores contemporary rural experience and belonging, ancestry, place and practices of care, repair and solidarity across human and more-than-human worlds." Juliette chose to be photographed around the St

As part of my series of photographs; 12 Gloucestershire Poets, I recently photographed Zoe Brooks. Zoe is the director of Cheltenham Poetry Festival and has been widley published. Her long poem for voices, Fools Paradise, won the Electronic Publishing Industry award for poetry eBooks in 2013. As with everyone I am photographing in this series, I asked Zoe where she would like to be photographed and she suggested Hailes Abbey. On the day, we arrived to find the Abbey closed so

I have recently been able to get film for my Granddad's 1930's Kodak folding camera. For a long time it was impossible to source the...

Over the last two months, I have begun to photograph Gloucestershire poets, as part of project to capture the essence of some of the...

John is a Theatre Producer and Writer who lives in Stroud and leads a Theatre Company Called Spaniel in The Works. I have known John for...

On a sunny, warm Sunday, we visited Cheltenham's Montpellier area. The park was busy with people taking a break from busy lives. We...