popshot the illustrated magazine of new writing

Popshot the illustrated magazine of new writing professional#

I published my first short story in 1990 when I was about 27, and I’ve kept going ever since! That first publication gave me the confidence to write the kinds of stories I enjoy writing. What is your creative writing journey so far? He is also the author of Seven Sweet Things, A Year of Two Summers, and Snapshots of The Boy. Next up, we have Shaun Levin – the creator of Writing Maps Writing Maps are literally illustrated maps with creative writing prompts (the only way I personally can recommend seeing what they’re about is to buy one, or more). The people who run it are also incredibly friendly and supportive – I did an internship once, it was amazing. You’ll find a range of inspiring challenges and competitions that particularly welcome young writers, advice and guidance from the rising and established stars of the poetry scene. YPN is The Poetry Society’s online platform for young poets up to the age of 25.

Popshot the illustrated magazine of new writing professional#

I’d really encourage writers to check out Young Poets Network, I’ve found it to be such a supportive, helpful platform and every professional opportunity, commission or project I’ve been involved with so far is thanks to staying up to date with their writing opportunities. What advice would you give to new writers? As well as writing poetry using the language of receipts, I’ve also written mathematical poems such as The Binomial Test, calculating the real probability of getting one’s heartbroken, and am currently working on a boundary dispute between trees written in legalese. I‘m also interested in exploding the limits of language by showing its limitless potential when embraced creatively, so I enjoy experimenting with poetic form.

For me, poetry is all about exploring these poetic parallel worlds. If you stethoscope a tree and linger by its bark for a sufficient number of hours, for example, you can hear the hum of its heartbeat shivering down each sinewy spine the tangle and turn of its watery threads, you can hear each snap and snarl. I’m particularly inspired by the natural environment, especially trees, and have put this perspective into practice using stethoscopes on trees, engaging hands-on in the synthesis of symbolic poetic moments. Imagination as well as unravelling the possibility of a poetic, parallel universe. It’s good to embrace positivity in the faces of these challenges, as there will always be hope, and we need struggles and stumbling blocks in order to grow. Personally, I’ve always drawn motivation from the humble-hearted wisdom and resilience of trees, marvelling awe-struck at their stoic strength that still reaches for the brightest of skies even in the harshest of winters. It’s easy to get downhearted, at which point I’d say to study the wonders of the natural world, or at least, to take a leaf out of its book, and remember why you’re so enthralled in the first place. What advice would you give to writers struggling to get published? It inspired me to play with the idea of picking till receipts up from the floor and rewriting them as love poems, so I spent a lot of time studying the language of receipts – often when I was supposed to be working! The litter-picking also yielded some exciting analytic ponderings on puddles after hours spent fishing out cigarette butt ends, one by one, unfolding out into reflections on the litter that gathers in our heart and souls. At the time, I was doing a brief stint as a litter-picker and found that scraping debris from the floor gave a unique “vantage point” to my poetic eye. This poem was written for Popshot’s Romance issue, and I decided to experiment with form to make my submission stand out. What was the inspiration behind A Receipt for our Romance? They’re written as poems, then performed as folk songs, which is why there are usually no choruses. I’ve always loved writing poetry and singing, and they used to be separate passions until I decided to fuse metaphor and melody in a kind of ‘poetic-folk’. I caught up with some writing professionals who talked to me about where they find inspiration as well as imparted some advice for budding writers.įirst of all, we have young poet, Jade Cuttle, whose poem A Receipt for our Romance was published in Popshot magazine – an illustrated Creative Writing magazine.ĭo you think there’s a connection between music and poetry/creative writing?

Have you ever wondered how your favourite authors can make characters come to life in your mind? Or, maybe you’ve always felt curious as to how writers can conjure up emotions?