Correction Notice: Summer 2025

In the reviews section of our Summer issue, we incorrectly attributed Wendy Pratt’s collection ‘Blackbird Singing at Dusk’ to Arachne Press, rather than Nine Arches Press. We apologise for any confusion caused by this.

Iris Anne Lewis: How I Wrote ‘Inundation’

“The form is intended to convey a geographical sense of The Netherlands and England of being on each side of the North Sea. The Doggerland section spans across the page over the two other sections to symbolise that once the two countries were part of the same land mass.”

Tim Relf: How I Wrote ‘Teeth weren’t fish’

“Handling time shifts can be difficult as they can be disorientating for readers and can present tonal challenges, but I’m interested in how people – and their priorities – change over the course of a lifetime.”