August
Three young women; one cursed summer; one night of desperate magic.
Selected Poems
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ode to a glass teacup
i want your smooth round belly
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warm earth-made
mineral
magic -
moth
my wings are breaking against the walls
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the earth a horizon
my children will be sweet promises
drifting in the stillness -
the line of unavoidable tragedy
I draw the line of unavoidable tragedy
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it winds its way in paint
blue
a river, each teardrop melting into one
Publications
howl, sister, howl
Earth Pathways Diary 2026 • Read more
tay estuary
oak
haar
The Amphibian Issue 9: Refuge • October 2025 • Read more
washed up
Oatleaf Poetry Magazine • September 2025 • Read more
solan gos
Wrong Directions • Autumn 2025 • Read more
becoming birch
Aurochs Press Homecoming 5: Art • Summer 2025 • Read more
An Autistic Girl's Guide to Friendship
Scottish Book Trust • June 2025 • Read more
fairytale
Corvid Queen • January 2025 • Read more
old grandmother red hood
holy communion
Mugwort Magazine • January 2025 • Read more
wolf-howl, storm-rage
Clarion Issue 3 • Early 2025 • Read more
muse of inner fire
Earth Pathways Wall Calendar 2025 • Read more
invocation to the muse
We'Moon 2025: Grow • Read more
wild
toad moon
'Blackness Writes' Zine • Winter 2024
naked, animal
reincarnation
Aurochs Press Homecoming 4: Nature • Winter 2024 • Read more
Earth, Sky and Breath: A Grounding Exercise
A World Designed For Women, By Women
Womancraft Publishing Compendium: Weaving Our Way Beyond Patriarchy • November 2024 • Read more
fear of death
Pure Slush Lifespan Vol. 12: Death • July 2024 • Read more
wolf (coming of age)
Corvid Queen • May 2024 • Read more
stories and stones
Clarion Issue 1 • April 2024 • Read more
prayer
Earth Pathways Diary 2024
let the wild woman sing
We'Moon 2023: Silver Lining
Roadkill
Spank The Carp Pond 77 • October 2023 • Spank The Carp Anthology 2023 • Read more
mother moon
Corvid Queen • September 2022 • Read more
aes sidhe
Gingerbread House #51 • June 2022
blodeuwedd
Swim Press Issue 2 'Bodies' • May 2022
Awards
Oatleaf Poetry Magazine Competition September 2025, Winner
washed up • Read more
Frances Copping Memorial Prize for Fiction 2025, Third Place
corporate jargon
Scottish Book Trust 50 Word Fiction Competition July 2024, Winner
life jacket • Read more
Hay Writers' Circle Poetry Prize 2024, Third Place
ode to a glass teacup • Read more
Frances Copping Memorial Prize for Fiction 2024, First Place
don't panic • Read more
Hay Writers' Circle Poetry Prize 2023, First Place
spine • Read more
About
Helen is an autistic poet, librarian and part-time hermit from the Welsh Marches, currently residing on the north-east coast of Scotland. With a background in zoology and psychology, she finds inspiration in folklore, deep ecology, and the relationships between humans and wild nature. She can often be found reading weird Finnish novels, crocheting small creatures, or getting delightfully lost in the woods.
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